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Fun is Important. Being Serious Isn't

2010-04-15 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Internet & YouTube · reflection essay

On a hike, Hank argues that YouTube and new media are important but that important does not mean serious: fun is among the most important things, and he hopes the community keeps 'important fun' rather than becoming serious business.

What is said

00:00:00 — Good morning John: out for a hike with Katherine and Lemon; hike vs walk; two points to make

  • ★★ The description says the video partly responds to the 'debacle' of the Streamy Awards, whose organizers Hank thinks assumed important online video had to be serious, prompting a rightful rebellion. (hedged) — 00:00:00
  • ★ Hank is out on an uphill hike with Katherine and Lemon, hunting wildflowers and a geocache; he can't find the cache at first, but they find its logbook at the end. — 00:00:01 · Katherine Green

00:00:16 — Hunting wildflowers and a geocache; geocaching explained and likened to YouTube; he can't find the cache

  • ★★ Hank says geocaching reminds him of YouTube: lots of cool people coming together to do fun things, sometimes spoiled by a troll. — 00:00:21 · YouTube
  • ★ Hank explains geocaching: people hide things and leave the GPS coordinates; others find the cache, swap items and sign the logbook. — 00:00:31

00:00:44 — YouTube is important, but lots of things are; important doesn't equal serious; fun is important; lucky to be in new media; 'important fun'

  • ★★★ Hank says YouTube is important, interesting and fascinating on many levels, but lots of things are important, so calling what you do important is not unusual. — 00:00:44 · YouTube
  • ★★★ Hank's second point: important does not equal serious. — 00:01:04
  • ★★ Hank thinks fun is about the most important thing there is, after trying to make the world better, and gets angry when people make things about being serious. (hedged) — 00:01:09
  • ★ Hank playfully declares that fun, Stephenie Meyer, Austin Powers and Weird Al Yankovic are important, and he doesn't care who hears him say it. (playful) — 00:01:20
  • ★★★ Hank tells John and Nerdfighters they are lucky to be in new media, where things needn't be taken so seriously; he least wants it to become serious business and lose the fun. (hedged) — 00:01:28 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank says he feels lucky that he can go outside on a beautiful day and share his thoughts with so many interesting and thoughtful people. — 00:01:47 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ Hank hopes they can distinguish important from serious: serious has never been on the agenda for him; what is on the agenda is 'important fun'. (hedged) — 00:01:54 > «What's on the agenda is important fun.»

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