selling out is alienating your original fanbase in order to gain a larger, more mainstream fanbase. I don't think that being concerned about the money involved with nerdfighteria is inherently selling out, as the products that hank and john offer are true to the ideas of nerdfighters, but being concerned with money can lead to selling out.
selling out is when someone (musician, writer, artist, etc.) becomes overly focused on the merchandising aspect of their art. Or when someone starts shaping their art to sell well, instead of doing it to be art. Or, where an Artist is part of an ethics and morals guided artistic movement, the artist betrays those ethics or morals; example: Bob Dylan being a prominent member of the early sixties folk puritan movement, and then switching to rock and roll
Coincidentally, the ad that's showing for me is for a free quiz to see if your unborn child is a boy or girl. John points directly to it, very enthusiastically, a couple of times, due to the sidebar's former location. Or is he trying to promote it?!?!?!?! *crazy eyes*
one of the reasons i love the vlogbrothers is that they dont accept advertising money or anything. its just their honest opinions, i believe i have chosen good role models
I like the open communication you guys have with your audience, us nerdfighters. It's really considerate and I think a really advanced way of working. It just shows how smart you can not only acknowledge what's going on in the community, but be completely open to what we think about the way you guys run your channel. :)
This video was a long time ago (i'm having a VBs marathon) but i feel the need to say that i pretty much trust you two to do kinda the right thing, you've never led nerdfighteria astray this far, i'm comfortable in my trust that you won't sell out.
I think selling out is what Nitrome did. on there top games, between every other level on bad ice cream, it says you cannot continue until you watch this add.
Help? My tribe is trying to gain Federal Recognition and I would appreciate if you could go onto the website* and sign the petition It ends DECEMBER 1ST !
*the united houma nation website has the information under the Federal Recognition bar, it also give more history about us
@HoliHallow my and my twin sister and my brother do the same. often when she's in the room. oddly, she doesn't respond. but we take her silence as assent. :D
keep up the good work, and I don't mind you posting when your books are coming out, even if I haven't read any of them (I'm thinking about trading a squirrel for a copy of looking for alaska though)
My ad is for the national guard. And the picture is a guy holding a bible. *Refresh.* Mail Order Bride! And in Hank's video about too much love can kill you, the ad was cat food :)
The first time I watched this video it had an ad for Mail-Order Brides. This time, it's for Skin Care. Where am I supposed to get my Mail-Order Brides now?! Though, with better skin, I could have a better shot at getting a real bride. *Click*
you guys arent selling out. this channel is all you and so are ur songs and ur books. you guys are awesome and i actually want to know whn ur books are coming out john! and whn your CD is avaiable for purchase, hank! u guys are amazing and we watch you because we love you, and you work so hard on your channel. i dont give a hooey if you talk about something you're selling, because its always to do with u or nerdfighters, not some strange company that just pays u to say or promote shit.
A! Bonus Question: Selling out is when someone just SO awesome goes unawesome because they care too much about money and not enough about their amazing fans!
I don't really have an issue with product placement, as long as it's not completely untasteful and annoying. Products in the background, 10 seconds devoted to product advertisement, specific use of a brand... that's fine. If people are dumb enough that it affects them, that's on them. And honestly I think it's the future of the movie/tv industry because everyone pirates their stuff anyway.
OR make a secret channel and make say 1 video every 2 weeks BUT all the videos are private, but if you donate to charity you get emailed the links! WIN WIN
Basically, I hope that you use money that you earned for yourself, and donate money that I give to you to give to charities. But I think you already do that. ;)
I think it's perfectly fine to get paid for saying that that silly string is awesome if you truly believe it and have felt that way before you got paid to say it, I don't think its fine to use something that a company sent you once and say "oh its amazing I love it you should buy it and this is my honest opinion I swear" I mean i guess its not wrong cuz its like any other commercial endorsement but I think then it is selling out.
I just realized something... I'm not getting ads anymore, on your channel or on here... WHAT IS GOING ON, YOUTUBE? WILL WE HAVE TO PAY TO WATCH VIDEOS SOON? O_o
"hey nerdfighters! I was just enjoying an ice cold dr. Pepper, the best soda you can get, along with some Cheetos which are the best chips in the world. They are extremely inexpensive and you can go to your local walmart or target to get some! Don't delay!
@GumiYummi not really selling out is appealing to a larger demographic while alienating your previous demographic in order to get more followers or in this case views.
@sethboy66 Well seeing as John specifically said "Nerdfighters what do you think selling out is?" and thats what I would think selling out is. If John or Hank said that I would think that he was selling out. So you can tell me I'm wrong but seeing as what I said was an opinion you can't prove me wrong.
@GumiYummi i'm not saying you are wrong i am just saying that me saying "i love dr.pepper" does not mean i am selling out it's just me stating an opinion.
I would buy a yearly subscription to vlogbrothers before I bought a yearly subscription to a newspaper, not because I think vlogbrothers is a viable substitute for a newspaper, but because news is easy to find for free in a variety of places. Vlogbrothers is only available in a few places. Your rarity is precious.
Google doesn't NEED to do these annoying ads to keep youtube going. It's just an excuse to put the ads there. google makes more than enough money and could support the older and better youtube without them with EASE. You vlogbrothers are coddled by google for your big numbers of viewers seeing the ads. You make money off of your nerdfighter minions with your shitty books and music and look good by showing FAKE benevolence. It's ALL an angle.
@beaviz810izback Captain Conspiracy Theory! Need I address your comments on EVERY video? A LOT of the money the Vlogbrothers make go to charity. It is NOT an angle. And yes, I will be replying to all of your comments that I see. Please, if you have negative opinions of the nerdfighting community, try stating them respectfully, or even constructively. Good day, sir/madame. (I'll probably see a nearly identical comment of yours on the next video I watch.)
@janethebookworm. I present the truth and idiots like you don't like it. It's an angle. it's not a conspiracy theory, it is what it is, an angle. it works for the vlogbrothers and it works for google, it's a win win financially for the both of them. You don't see it because you do not want to see it.
@beaviz810izback Now I'm reminded of The Matrix. I am now 98% certain that you are a troll. Not to sound too rude, but do you even know what you're talking about? What made you believe this? What, does John stash his blood money in the puff? Is Hank hoarding all his charity profits to genetically create a puppy-sized elephant? (Who the eff is Hank, anyways?)
Also, this has been a really fun argument, but I'll stop spamming the comments by feeding trolls. (God, I hope you're a troll!)
@janethebookworm. So anybody who opposes these assholes is a "troll" huh? Using labels as a way to control. I never said it was "blood money." It is simply money that he makes off of people that see him as benevolent. It's the perfect cover up! Be the good guy and get the rewards, it's a win win for google and the vlogbrothers. The few "good" things they do won't help the world, it'll only help the vlogbrothers and google make more money because of the recognition.
Its only selling out if you say you think something shouldn't happen then you do it because someone paid you to do it. It works with things you say should happen as well though.
I can't remember when exactly but one of John's videos had on the video and ad for what to do when you are pregnant and on the side an ad for pregnancy tests.
'I assume no one wants to pay for vlogbrothers videos.'
Ha. HAHAHA. MHAHA-
Oh, wait. You're serious? Silly, silly man. If payment was what it took to get my weekly dose of you guys, I'd gladly pay up - and so would the majority of nerdfighters out there, I should think.
@KahiFanyTaemin4ever I would pay too but I wouldn't be watching their videos from start to finish. I am cheap but I will make room in my budget for John and Hank Green.
The second you stop doing something because you love it, and start doing it for the money (Or, at the very least, the dollar signs over weigh the passion for said.... whatever it is your doing), you are a sellout. CONGRATULATIONS, EXPECT A MASSIVE BACKLASH FROM YOUR FANS.
Thankfully, you guy's have not sold out, nor do I expect you to... nerd's don't sell out. BEST WISHES
I've been working my way through these video's for the past three weeks and I gotta say, even though this was ages ago, that i think you deserve every cent you get out of this. So I'd choose option A. I trust you guys, and you both entertain me ridiculously. I spent $100 on the Friends boxset last month and you're more entertaining, and worth more than them.
Sellout = An action in which principles are compromised for financial gain; A person who compromises their principles for financial gain or An event for which all tickets have been purchased. Since Your none of these, problem solved.
sometimes a simple definition can do wonders for people.
I am going with A. I believe that you guys know what you're doing and I haven't had to spend a dime on your fantastic videos. You're discussing your life and if money just so happens to be involved then so be it.
I really like how you handle it: You tell us what you did/wrote/etc., but you don't force us to spend money for it - also it's a huge difference if you try to sell stuff you made on your own or products from other companies - THANKS! ;-)
As for the questions I'd stick with B, although I find it very brave to give us the chance of picking what you said in C.
I think there is no such thing as selling out. I think it is a version of the "no true scotsman," logical fallacy, and is begging the question. It doesn't really attack someone's argument, it just attacks their character.
i honestly wouldn't mind you guys "selling out", just because the Nerd fighter community is so, as you said, "tight-knit", and if we saw you tell us how great wacky silly string is, we'd understand it's for the good of Nerd Fighteria.
@ChristalClear and @TheNintendOtaku I think that it would be guys' for the possessive plural, but I think that you could just take it out altogether, in this context. "I haven't bought any of your stuff..." still implies that it's from John and Hank. Technically, only John, since this is his video, but since they're one channel you can count that. Idk if that helps :P DFTBA!
I don't think it's selling out that you guys promote t-shirts, i think it's actually a good thing, cause i've been watching for a while, and i always wanted to walk around with an awesome nerdfighter shirt, its worth the money, and it shows that im a fan and supports you guys
I tried to click the 'x' on the ads at 0:55
RainbowKaitou 15 hours ago
i would pay.
DeezyWheezy 5 days ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers 2
selling out is alienating your original fanbase in order to gain a larger, more mainstream fanbase. I don't think that being concerned about the money involved with nerdfighteria is inherently selling out, as the products that hank and john offer are true to the ideas of nerdfighters, but being concerned with money can lead to selling out.
stessaboi 6 days ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
1.) do you like messing with your hair 2.) you always expand my vocabulary with every video :D my comma. arts teacher is very impressed
sparklelittlebird 6 days ago
Both the ads today are asking me about my artificial hip that I don't have and asking if it has failed me.
FirstFallSnow 1 week ago
selling out means selling your beliefs values and ideas and being a complete jerk you could never do that no matter how hard you try
NERDSareTHEfuture 1 week ago in playlist Vlogbrothers Playlist Part 3
D: I trust you enough at this point to know you're not paying to increase world suck.
KayeleeCL 1 week ago
A.
samrt46 1 week ago
I would pay to watch you guys...
MissLFlechsig 2 weeks ago
So your saying I should click on lots and lots of mail order bride ads?
evolvingboard 2 weeks ago in playlist dododod
selling out is when someone (musician, writer, artist, etc.) becomes overly focused on the merchandising aspect of their art. Or when someone starts shaping their art to sell well, instead of doing it to be art. Or, where an Artist is part of an ethics and morals guided artistic movement, the artist betrays those ethics or morals; example: Bob Dylan being a prominent member of the early sixties folk puritan movement, and then switching to rock and roll
TheDude4077 3 weeks ago 4
Coincidentally, the ad that's showing for me is for a free quiz to see if your unborn child is a boy or girl. John points directly to it, very enthusiastically, a couple of times, due to the sidebar's former location. Or is he trying to promote it?!?!?!?! *crazy eyes*
hiimlizardbreath 3 weeks ago
i make your mum jokes with my sister, then your mums face joke and we continue along that line
TheQueenSydney 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
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SynesthesiaSoup 3 weeks ago
one of the reasons i love the vlogbrothers is that they dont accept advertising money or anything. its just their honest opinions, i believe i have chosen good role models
plushalligator 3 weeks ago
The your mom jokes in your family can't be any worse than the ones in mine. My mom makes your mom jokes. To her children.
I wish I were kidding.
cocaotheobromida 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers 7
so sweaty...
czanghi 1 month ago
i saw a muslum singals add once.
vivandmal 1 month ago
I like the open communication you guys have with your audience, us nerdfighters. It's really considerate and I think a really advanced way of working. It just shows how smart you can not only acknowledge what's going on in the community, but be completely open to what we think about the way you guys run your channel. :)
zimmawoman 1 month ago 3
okay... when the ad for "do you suck at guitar" came up who tried to X it out... I know I did
TheFleurDeMer 1 month ago
what did a sidebar look like?
TheKatsProductions 1 month ago 4
This video was a long time ago (i'm having a VBs marathon) but i feel the need to say that i pretty much trust you two to do kinda the right thing, you've never led nerdfighteria astray this far, i'm comfortable in my trust that you won't sell out.
Shellewell 1 month ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers 5
sidebar... times have changed so much.....
dcpoxy07 1 month ago 3
I would pay to watch your videos!! .....if I had enough money....
funtaskerific 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos 2
I think selling out is what Nitrome did. on there top games, between every other level on bad ice cream, it says you cannot continue until you watch this add.
redbarron718 2 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Help? My tribe is trying to gain Federal Recognition and I would appreciate if you could go onto the website* and sign the petition It ends DECEMBER 1ST !
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OMEAMC 2 months ago
I trust you!
jml21000 2 months ago
Selling out is not when you sell stuff you have made and are proud of. Selling out would be like if Hank started endorsing Hummer.
ClaireLaBear11 2 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers 2
It pay 20 a year
murdercom998 2 months ago
Id totally pay for Vlogbrothers videos.
Iyellatrocks 3 months ago 3
Muppets, cheating, and MSN
FadeAwayIntoDarkness 3 months ago
Mine are Russian Women and Unplanned Pregnancy and Tough Love Miami?
LittleSelfia 3 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
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JulesCoxie 3 months ago
on the contrary, my brother and I often make 'your mom' jokes at each other's expense. Often when our mother is in the same room as us.
She finds it hilarious.
Our Mum is awesome :)
HoliHallow 3 months ago 4
@HoliHallow my and my twin sister and my brother do the same. often when she's in the room. oddly, she doesn't respond. but we take her silence as assent. :D
JulesCoxie 3 months ago
Selling out is when you go against your beliefs in order to gain profit.
And you puffs are mad in this video John. Purely mad.
SuperPandahz 3 months ago
WHY WON'T YOU COME TO CANADA?
WHAT DID WE EVER DO TO YOU?
BESIDES JUSTIN BIEBER I AM GENUINELY SORRY ABOUT HIM.
that is all.
commenter2498 4 months ago 118
@commenter2498 I think Michael J. Fox, Jim Carrey, Dan Akroyd, and Rush more than make up for him :)
Selrahcthewise 1 month ago
@commenter2498 i literally lowled when i saw this
SuperYumyum8 1 week ago
Your mum is my mum?
ItsAmysCrazyLife 4 months ago
these videos are a way in which John communictaes with his brother Hank, so when he says 'your mum ismy mum' he is actually talking to Hank.
hope that answers your question :)
steampunkfangirl 4 months ago
You don't sell out. I'm glad you tell people that you wrote books.
How would I have read them otherwise? :)
EllieBeeElite 4 months ago 4
Selling out is when you compromise your beliefs for money.
ThatWeirdo04 4 months ago 159
@ThatWeirdo04 or when your belief IS money. :)
pkConda 2 weeks ago
Selling out isn't promoting your own hard work, its promoting someone else's without your honest opinion.
MissMeggie2804 4 months ago 3
keep up the good work, and I don't mind you posting when your books are coming out, even if I haven't read any of them (I'm thinking about trading a squirrel for a copy of looking for alaska though)
MrGbear16 4 months ago
bahaha as soon as he started talking aout the ads, i look to the right: Muslim Singles Online! ohhhh... nerdfighters!
123longlive 4 months ago
My ad is for the national guard. And the picture is a guy holding a bible. *Refresh.* Mail Order Bride! And in Hank's video about too much love can kill you, the ad was cat food :)
NerdFightsDalek 4 months ago
The first time I watched this video it had an ad for Mail-Order Brides. This time, it's for Skin Care. Where am I supposed to get my Mail-Order Brides now?! Though, with better skin, I could have a better shot at getting a real bride. *Click*
sirdoctoroftardis12 5 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers 7
you guys arent selling out. this channel is all you and so are ur songs and ur books. you guys are awesome and i actually want to know whn ur books are coming out john! and whn your CD is avaiable for purchase, hank! u guys are amazing and we watch you because we love you, and you work so hard on your channel. i dont give a hooey if you talk about something you're selling, because its always to do with u or nerdfighters, not some strange company that just pays u to say or promote shit.
poohinpooh 5 months ago 6
A! Bonus Question: Selling out is when someone just SO awesome goes unawesome because they care too much about money and not enough about their amazing fans!
ThePoofer15 5 months ago
I don't really have an issue with product placement, as long as it's not completely untasteful and annoying. Products in the background, 10 seconds devoted to product advertisement, specific use of a brand... that's fine. If people are dumb enough that it affects them, that's on them. And honestly I think it's the future of the movie/tv industry because everyone pirates their stuff anyway.
argyleanklesocks 5 months ago
Cool socks, bro :D
NerdfighterneverFTBA 5 months ago
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katherine9997 5 months ago
In 2011, I'm still getting russian mail order bride ads.
mostaryankidyouknow 5 months ago 5
Why'd you become such a sellout?
isayhionthe75 5 months ago
my mom tells me your mom jokes.
it's weird.
ProgressiveBoink 5 months ago
Id pay for VB videos! maybe $100 a year.
OR make a secret channel and make say 1 video every 2 weeks BUT all the videos are private, but if you donate to charity you get emailed the links! WIN WIN
DFBA
huggingtonbear7 5 months ago 2
I think someone sells out when they base there whole channel on a specific product they don't even like because they were paid to.
sweetducky12 6 months ago
i hav add blocker so it skips in-video ads and ads next to the video HA!
adolfog316 6 months ago
When you pointed at the "sidebar", you actually pointed at an ad to find an asian girlfriend. Way to be, John.
JTslittleisland 6 months ago
Basically, I hope that you use money that you earned for yourself, and donate money that I give to you to give to charities. But I think you already do that. ;)
maxrbmc 6 months ago
77,777 views! :D
3Musical6s 6 months ago
C.
Your definition.
whitepaaw 6 months ago
my vids have no ads
kotraquin 6 months ago
@kotraquin becaus you are not a youtube partner, good "how to become a youtube partner" if you would like to try and be accepted.
tpostgamer 6 months ago
Huh, I had two ads, one saying to get a mail order Russian bride and one for Google AdWords
MSandPD 6 months ago
I think it's perfectly fine to get paid for saying that that silly string is awesome if you truly believe it and have felt that way before you got paid to say it, I don't think its fine to use something that a company sent you once and say "oh its amazing I love it you should buy it and this is my honest opinion I swear" I mean i guess its not wrong cuz its like any other commercial endorsement but I think then it is selling out.
TheSweetDream 7 months ago 6
Selling out= seeing you talk about netflix for 2 minutes and just drains the over all feel of the vid
ChakraX2 7 months ago
Nyahaha the book kept falling down XD
N3RDYG0GGLES 7 months ago
I got an ad for a Russian wife. It made me lol. Then want to cry. Then want to liberate East Berlin. Then I realized I was a few years late.
bluidemenace1 7 months ago
I just realized something... I'm not getting ads anymore, on your channel or on here... WHAT IS GOING ON, YOUTUBE? WILL WE HAVE TO PAY TO WATCH VIDEOS SOON? O_o
mirosango14 7 months ago
@mirosango14 do you have an ad blocker in your browser?
TheSweetDream 7 months ago
@TheSweetDream you know, I think I do... *facepalm* FALSE ALARM!
mirosango14 6 months ago
@mirosango14 hahaha
TheSweetDream 6 months ago
Both the ads I got for this video are for Super Mario Kart Xtreme so, Win on your part :3
blupablupa1221 7 months ago
I think selling out is when you you go aginst who you are, or what you stand for to get money or fame.
wytless44 7 months ago
Has anybody tried the cached audio? It is Hillarious. "So Nerdfighters" become "Sober Fighters"
7CracksInTime 7 months ago
I have a Harry Potter add . . . yes!
katherine9997 7 months ago
I tell Your Mom jokes to my sister all the time. :[
itsthewendylady 8 months ago
"And another thing. . . DANG IT!"
I just about died.
thealaskablue 8 months ago
Selling out is like
"hey nerdfighters! I was just enjoying an ice cold dr. Pepper, the best soda you can get, along with some Cheetos which are the best chips in the world. They are extremely inexpensive and you can go to your local walmart or target to get some! Don't delay!
GumiYummi 8 months ago
@GumiYummi not really selling out is appealing to a larger demographic while alienating your previous demographic in order to get more followers or in this case views.
sethboy66 8 months ago
@sethboy66 Well seeing as John specifically said "Nerdfighters what do you think selling out is?" and thats what I would think selling out is. If John or Hank said that I would think that he was selling out. So you can tell me I'm wrong but seeing as what I said was an opinion you can't prove me wrong.
GumiYummi 8 months ago
@GumiYummi i'm not saying you are wrong i am just saying that me saying "i love dr.pepper" does not mean i am selling out it's just me stating an opinion.
sethboy66 8 months ago
I don't have to buy anything to be a nerdfighter? Thank god! I'm broke!
TARDISdm64 8 months ago
i really do not care if you advertise something for money as long as what you say about said product is what you actually think about the product.
sethboy66 8 months ago
@sethboy66 absolutely. liking a product and saying so and getting paid talk up a product aren't mutually exclusive.
oforth 8 months ago
selling out is saying/doing things that you do not believe in because somebody pays you :P
xreier 8 months ago
A.
mythoughsrunme 8 months ago
OMG!When it says is my husband gay?I think youtube wants Sarah to think is John cheating on me for a Poe bust?That is a funny thing.
TheAglover26 8 months ago
A.
lennic95 8 months ago
a) I trust you guys not to sell out.
You're too awesome for that
pienkunicorn 8 months ago
At the end you gave your puff a finger mustache XD
TheFrolickingLlamas 9 months ago 82
@TheFrolickingLlamas Gotta say, your name made me so happy :')
TheEllieburger 9 months ago
@TheEllieburger Ahaha thanks yours made me happy too :D
TheFrolickingLlamas 9 months ago
ahhh back in the old days of the side bar
SplashRange 9 months ago
I would buy a yearly subscription to vlogbrothers before I bought a yearly subscription to a newspaper, not because I think vlogbrothers is a viable substitute for a newspaper, but because news is easy to find for free in a variety of places. Vlogbrothers is only available in a few places. Your rarity is precious.
jazlyn777 9 months ago
2:07 please tell this to my sister!
Silverballoons 9 months ago
@Silverballoons I've got the same problem
danakaDENt 9 months ago
@danakaDENt Yeah, I don't like her very much. She calls me "nerd" as an insult. -_-
Silverballoons 9 months ago
More info in the side bah-?
MelinGrata 9 months ago
Google doesn't NEED to do these annoying ads to keep youtube going. It's just an excuse to put the ads there. google makes more than enough money and could support the older and better youtube without them with EASE. You vlogbrothers are coddled by google for your big numbers of viewers seeing the ads. You make money off of your nerdfighter minions with your shitty books and music and look good by showing FAKE benevolence. It's ALL an angle.
beaviz810izback 9 months ago
@beaviz810izback Captain Conspiracy Theory! Need I address your comments on EVERY video? A LOT of the money the Vlogbrothers make go to charity. It is NOT an angle. And yes, I will be replying to all of your comments that I see. Please, if you have negative opinions of the nerdfighting community, try stating them respectfully, or even constructively. Good day, sir/madame. (I'll probably see a nearly identical comment of yours on the next video I watch.)
janethebookworm 9 months ago
@janethebookworm. I present the truth and idiots like you don't like it. It's an angle. it's not a conspiracy theory, it is what it is, an angle. it works for the vlogbrothers and it works for google, it's a win win financially for the both of them. You don't see it because you do not want to see it.
beaviz810izback 9 months ago
@beaviz810izback Now I'm reminded of The Matrix. I am now 98% certain that you are a troll. Not to sound too rude, but do you even know what you're talking about? What made you believe this? What, does John stash his blood money in the puff? Is Hank hoarding all his charity profits to genetically create a puppy-sized elephant? (Who the eff is Hank, anyways?)
Also, this has been a really fun argument, but I'll stop spamming the comments by feeding trolls. (God, I hope you're a troll!)
janethebookworm 9 months ago
@janethebookworm. So anybody who opposes these assholes is a "troll" huh? Using labels as a way to control. I never said it was "blood money." It is simply money that he makes off of people that see him as benevolent. It's the perfect cover up! Be the good guy and get the rewards, it's a win win for google and the vlogbrothers. The few "good" things they do won't help the world, it'll only help the vlogbrothers and google make more money because of the recognition.
beaviz810izback 9 months ago
TALKING ABOUT MONEY IS ICKY.
HauntingGrammar 9 months ago
As soon as 5 of the Katherines realized you had no pants, they hid their faces.
WhatIfItWasPurple 9 months ago
i didn't sell out, i bought in!
taude9 9 months ago
I don't feel like you're selling out. You mention your books, but there's no pressure to buy it. We buy it because we like your writing. Don't worry!
5chocolatedragon 10 months ago
Its only selling out if you say you think something shouldn't happen then you do it because someone paid you to do it. It works with things you say should happen as well though.
thestickmann1 10 months ago
I bet wacky string paid you to say that haha, just kidding.
pvrunner8 10 months ago
most of the ads i see on vlogbrothers videos are... for PIZZA!
KhalorBluthand 10 months ago
John, Hank, I trust you both completely and I think you already know if/when you would sell out, which, by the way, hasn't happen yet. :]
MyInterwebs 10 months ago
i like your test. sounds like it works.
ginnyvideo 10 months ago
Who the bloit is Hank?
Gyroglle 10 months ago
I can't remember when exactly but one of John's videos had on the video and ad for what to do when you are pregnant and on the side an ad for pregnancy tests.
And no. This was before Henry.
TheHPnerds 10 months ago
'I assume no one wants to pay for vlogbrothers videos.'
Ha. HAHAHA. MHAHA-
Oh, wait. You're serious? Silly, silly man. If payment was what it took to get my weekly dose of you guys, I'd gladly pay up - and so would the majority of nerdfighters out there, I should think.
KahiFanyTaemin4ever 10 months ago
@KahiFanyTaemin4ever I would pay too but I wouldn't be watching their videos from start to finish. I am cheap but I will make room in my budget for John and Hank Green.
bordercomedens2 10 months ago
Sexy Polish Girls in the UK - Meet Now. Oh YouTube, 20 months on and you're still doing it.
GildedWildebeest 10 months ago
i trust you not to sell out. and i think that you are perfectly fine the way it has been thus far......
but if you do sell out, so help me god i will unsubscribe so fast it will make your head spin.
kikamonju 11 months ago
this reminds me of one of Hayley's videos. i think one about how to be an "awesome" youtuber. you're so right about selling out and what it isn't.
ginnyvideo 11 months ago
The second you stop doing something because you love it, and start doing it for the money (Or, at the very least, the dollar signs over weigh the passion for said.... whatever it is your doing), you are a sellout. CONGRATULATIONS, EXPECT A MASSIVE BACKLASH FROM YOUR FANS.
Thankfully, you guy's have not sold out, nor do I expect you to... nerd's don't sell out. BEST WISHES
ballsrotten1 11 months ago
This yo mama joke made me really happy ^_^
gelingelingx 11 months ago
I'm sorry to troll, but 4:01???? unacceptable.
abarrellofmonkeys 11 months ago 104
@abarrellofmonkeys i think he has been punished since htis video is rather old.... but then again there is no 4:00
Wizepie 11 months ago
@abarrellofmonkeys it skips 4:00
windowsforvista 6 months ago
@abarrellofmonkeys it skipped 4:00. so technically it's 4:01 but really its 4 minitues long
acae1 6 months ago
I would pay to watch your videos!!! Only you though. Seriously.
writergirlchic 1 year ago
@2SilverRings FUCK your Honda civic I've a horse outside!!!
Irish songs ftw!! also Irish nerdfighters ftw!!
TheEvetscipELP 1 year ago
Pick what color you want your Honda Sivic to be!
2SilverRings 1 year ago
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KINDspotting 1 year ago
@2SilverRings SUBARUS FOR MASTERS OF SCIENCES AND MATHS!!!!!!!!
KINDspotting 1 year ago
@KINDspotting holy mother of capslock dude, calm down.
2SilverRings 1 year ago 2
@2SilverRings Okay, sorry :D
KINDspotting 1 year ago
The ad says "tired of being overweight? Get fit with zumba!" hmm..
andrineslife 1 year ago
Just saying, the bookshelf looks amazing and impressive that way. I think you should keep it like that.
uglyfudge 1 year ago
I've been working my way through these video's for the past three weeks and I gotta say, even though this was ages ago, that i think you deserve every cent you get out of this. So I'd choose option A. I trust you guys, and you both entertain me ridiculously. I spent $100 on the Friends boxset last month and you're more entertaining, and worth more than them.
captainalex91 1 year ago
this time it was the mini countryman. D:
Banananut999 1 year ago
When you mentioned paying for vlogbrothers videos, my immediate thought was "Oh, someone will put it on youtube."
DukeofYar 1 year ago
Lol, during this whole video the ad box next to it was just a blue screen. :D
Ellieways 1 year ago
avon ad this time, john
lilylpotter3 1 year ago
avon lip gloss ad this time, john
lilylpotter3 1 year ago
my mom says "your mom" jokes. It's quite hilarious
jellyfishes101 1 year ago
selling out is when you put up an ad in something you do not use or like yourself
And i say C is the best option
iam1337n355 1 year ago
the ad below you says:
Watch ads online
:)
Purplebow545 1 year ago
"Do you think talking about money is just kinda gross?" Nerd jokes, nerd jokes, nerd jokes!
MusicalThespian22 1 year ago
I don't want a mail order bride..nor a scientologist.
And I trust you John, and you too Hank. I've met you. And you were awesome.
I was filled with the false hope of hugging John, however.
But that hope was self-fueled, you did nothing to lead me to the conclusion that I could hug you.
I got free candy though! And I met Craig.
So really, it was compensated.
JackSkellingFrost 1 year ago
I envy the fact that he has a stack of copies of An Abundance of Katherines when I can't find even a single fucking copy where I live :/
LolliPop231 1 year ago
Sellout = An action in which principles are compromised for financial gain; A person who compromises their principles for financial gain or An event for which all tickets have been purchased. Since Your none of these, problem solved.
sometimes a simple definition can do wonders for people.
And i love Google define.
Pyrotoman 1 year ago
PUFF!!!!
silverturtle14 1 year ago
I am going with A. I believe that you guys know what you're doing and I haven't had to spend a dime on your fantastic videos. You're discussing your life and if money just so happens to be involved then so be it.
sidneyjess 1 year ago
Must....Buy....John's....Books... O_O
awesomestuff92 1 year ago
My adds are almost always for Pizza =D
I really like how you handle it: You tell us what you did/wrote/etc., but you don't force us to spend money for it - also it's a huge difference if you try to sell stuff you made on your own or products from other companies - THANKS! ;-)
As for the questions I'd stick with B, although I find it very brave to give us the chance of picking what you said in C.
OneRandomLeo 1 year ago
I think there is no such thing as selling out. I think it is a version of the "no true scotsman," logical fallacy, and is begging the question. It doesn't really attack someone's argument, it just attacks their character.
natedaug1 1 year ago
Haha, the video transcribe thing (that shows what he is saying when he is saying it) is glitching. This is what it said.
"Because like I assume that no one wants to pay for barbra studios annie get your brother"
ufikes 1 year ago
A) I don't think you would ever sell it out, and you caring about NOT selling us out, proves that to me. thankyou.
IamSplishSplashStyle 1 year ago 2
B.
MrSnoozable 1 year ago
No, you're definitely not selling out. Why would anyone even say that?
SirTeeGeeEss 1 year ago
I love when you don't have any pants on. :D
CassieWinslowFan 1 year ago
@CassieWinslowFan That's what she said.
goldenqilin 1 year ago
@goldenqilin I am a she, and I did indeed say that.
CassieWinslowFan 1 year ago
i like your books in back
Bosoxgalaxy 1 year ago
i honestly wouldn't mind you guys "selling out", just because the Nerd fighter community is so, as you said, "tight-knit", and if we saw you tell us how great wacky silly string is, we'd understand it's for the good of Nerd Fighteria.
japanezecreampuff 1 year ago
awww im from chicago and this is from like a year ago!!
but i like the new cover to paper towns!
kittenguy5 1 year ago
this... this vid ... is ...is over 4 minutes
tayjasmith 1 year ago
@tayjasmith i think youtube adds a second sometimes, so it might technically be 4 mins. I don't think they count vids that are 4:01
greengirllover 1 year ago
"Nerdfighters, please note that you never have to buy anything to be a Nerdfighter."
I haven't bough any of your(your guyses? grr lexical gaps>.<) stuff... mostly because I have no money to buy much stuff with...
ChristalClear 1 year ago
@ChristalClear I believe it would be "guys'."
Guys is plural, and the apostrophe is possessive, but if you want to put those two together, the apostrophe goes after the s.
...and If I'm wrong, I'm sure another nerdfighter will be kind enough to help xD
TheNintendOtaku 1 year ago
@ChristalClear and @TheNintendOtaku I think that it would be guys' for the possessive plural, but I think that you could just take it out altogether, in this context. "I haven't bought any of your stuff..." still implies that it's from John and Hank. Technically, only John, since this is his video, but since they're one channel you can count that. Idk if that helps :P DFTBA!
GaminGuy9001 1 year ago
"Nerdfighters, please note ha you never have to buy anything to be a Nerdfighter."
I haven't bough any of your(your guyses? grr lexical gaps>.<) stuff... mostly because I have no money to buy much stuff with...
ChristalClear 1 year ago
An Abundance of Katherines leapt off the shelf to see you without pants on.
(I gave in to temptation and bought a song off itunes, and as I foresaw, now I want to buy all the CDs too...)
ferngirltlc 1 year ago
I don't think it's selling out that you guys promote t-shirts, i think it's actually a good thing, cause i've been watching for a while, and i always wanted to walk around with an awesome nerdfighter shirt, its worth the money, and it shows that im a fan and supports you guys
iEatLesbians4Lunch 1 year ago
the ad next to your head is hank! its an ad for his cd and DFTBA.com
CarolineTurpentine 1 year ago
"I'm not wearing any pants" With the ad for costumes next to you
rcnrcn927 1 year ago
this was posted on mah birthday :D
thespottyzebra 1 year ago
Just for the record, John, I think it's safe to say that I would pay to watch vlogbrothers' videos, if it came to that.
muggle394 1 year ago