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2007-10-15 · letter vlog · Hank · 3:03 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore, timely hook, civic or action cta

Taking John's figure for time spent watching, Hank imagines Brotherhood 2.0 as a successful 16-year-old that would read books, plugs YALSA's Teen Read Week, and qualifies his claim that video beats books.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Hank: people have spent 16 years watching, so Brotherhood 2.0 is a successful 16-year-old

  • ★★ Hank says John's carbon calculation put a number on something he had been thinking about: people have spent over 16 years watching Brotherhood 2.0. — 00:00:10 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★★ Since a person is the sum of their actions, Hank asks whether the 16 years people have put into watching and taking part make Brotherhood 2.0 a 16-year-old. (playful) — 00:00:10 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★ Hank judges Brotherhood 2.0 a successful 16-year-old: it has its own foundation to decrease world suck and thousands of friends. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:42 · Brotherhood 2.0, Foundation to Decrease World Suck, world suck
  • ★ Hank says it is good that the 16-year-old vlog will not drive, because cars are bad. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:42
  • ★★ Hank says Brotherhood 2.0 has a trickling income stream from Google ads of $30 a month, high for a 16-year-old. (playful) — 00:01:12 · Google, Brotherhood 2.0

00:01:54 — Brotherhood 2.0 would read books and celebrate Teen Read Week (plug)

  • ★★ Hank likes to think that if Brotherhood 2.0 were a real person with everyone's combined experiences, it would read a lot. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:54 · Brotherhood 2.0

00:02:23 — YALSA's Teen Read Week; video not always better than books; Hank reading The Lathe of Heaven; sign-off

  • ★★★ Hank plugs Teen Read Week, celebrated by YALSA (the Young Adult Library Services Association) to promote reading among teens. — 00:02:23
  • ★★★ Hank qualifies his recent claim that video blogs can transmit ideas better than books: not always; Harry Potter would make a horrible video blog. — 00:02:23 · Harry Potter (book series)
  • ★★ Hank invites viewers to read with him: he is reading The Lathe of Heaven, not a young adult book but only 160 pages long. — 00:02:23

Humor (significant)

  • Hank admits the 16-year-old vlog will never get a car or be able to drive. — 00:00:42

    “frankly, I think that's a good thing, because cars are bad.”

  • Hank ranks Brotherhood 2.0's Google ad income among 16-year-olds' earnings. — 00:01:12

    “$30 a month is pretty good for a 16-year-old, especially a 16-year-old who mostly just watches videos on YouTube.”

  • Hank qualifies his claim that video blogs beat books. — 00:02:23

    “For example, Harry Potter would be a horrible video blog.”

  • Hank recommends a non-YA book because it is only 160 pages. — 00:02:23

    “And I've heard that you kids like short books.”

Threads in this video

Mentioned

Central: Brotherhood 2.0 · Teen Read Week

Also: Foundation to Decrease World Suck · Google · Harry Potter (book series) · The Lathe of Heaven · world suck · YouTube

Only in the description or credits: Young Adult Library Services Association

Also centred on Teen Read Week: October 16th: John's Library Pwns

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