So, today I'm going to talk about something GOOD. And to that end, I'd like to introduce you all to the Brothers Green, also knows as the vlogbrothers. http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers
John and Hank Green are two nerdy American brothers who run a collaborative video blog (or"vlog") channel on Youtube. They also do other things: John writes fiction books for young adults, Hank writes/performs music and runs the website for eco-friendly technology, Eco-geek.
The incredible thoughtfulness, intelligence, humour and compassion that the two of them transmit into the world via their vlogs, books and music has earnt them a vast following of nerdy fans called "nerdfighters." The nerdfighter community is one of the most colossal internet-bases forces for making the world better that there has ever been. They manage multiple charitable causes, from improving poverty-stricken lives in Bangladesh to improving cancer-stricken lives in the West. They instruct people with ways to improve the lives those they encounter in everyday life, such as the concept of "positive pranking." They've also launched an independent music label to support up-and-coming young and less-young artists.
So, yes. John Green, awesome, Hank Green, awesome, nerdfighters, awesome. I've listened to most Hank's songs, and read John's book Paper Towns, and would definitely recommend them. I would be proud to call myself a nerdfighter, though not a very active one as of yet.
LINKS AND SUCH:
Nerfighters: http://nerdfighters.ning.com/
DFTBA records: http://dftba.com/
Eco Geek: http://www.ecogeek.org/
John's amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/dp/014241493X?tag=vlogbrothers-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=014241493X&adid=0ACSBMEFSVS71CJEM7F0
DFTBA, by the way, stands for Don't Forget To Be Awesome. A message I think we can all live by a little more. :)
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