What's Not in the Frame

In which John discusses the frame, and what's not in it. This isn't really a video; it's just a question.
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[@vlogbrothers]

Hi. Thanks for the kind words. I'll be live on this unlisted video editing the anthropocene reviewed book (and maybe signing) this afternoon: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4mwequPect5iqc Also, tag yourself in this week's vision board. I'm "Stare at Joan Mitchell paintings until it FEELS LIKE YOU COULD WALK INTO THEM--and then do."

[@allmyfellas12457]

Please can I get a reply

[@charliespinoza1966]

I keep reading signing as singing and getting momentarily excited!

[@allmyfellas12457]

Cause I love vlog brothers and crash course

[@shellh929]

Thanks for this video, John. I appreciate the reminder that, especially on the social internet, everything is not always as it seems. I get stuck in thinking that I'm not doing as well as others and it's helpful for me to have this kind of reminder, especially one that is not just a platitude filled screenshot of someone else's words. God's speed with your final edits. You've got this.

[@emilym4246]

i hope we can all avoid covid and despair with equal tenacity

[@catarthic]

As someone who trips over their words often, it feels really humanizing to see the uncut version of John talk. :)

[@aekaydubs]

I was just thinking the same thing!

[@N3rdfightermom]

It's like the airbrushing. I am constantly reminding my daughters that pictures they see have been altered to make people look less real

[@annefluencer]

Hank has this behind-the-scenes live video about how he edits is video at @hankschannel and boy did it affirm me as well! :) Hopefully John can show his video editing process in one of his vlogbrothers video too ^_^

[@senseisleepyhead]

Same here! It was like a lightning bolt of suddenly feeling seen and recognized. ❤️

[@minipotatoghandi8780]

Samees, I stutter a bunch, this made me feel so much better about it

[@sivanrogel3524]

with out vlogbrothers we also don't know it's Tuesday, don't worry

[@annariordan2801]

This is so true

[@petero6471]

or Friday

[@N3rdfightermom]

sometimes I forget to look early in the day so I don't know it's Tuesday until after dinner. Dates... they mean nothing

[@bigbundle3223]

tuesday and friday, vlogbrothers. thursday, critical role.

[@JosephLSelby]

Seeing Hank reminds me I don't have to go to work for the two days after I see Hank. He's like a work-related groundhog.

[@anaritapovoa5733]

John, as the sister of a boy who is incredibly insecure about his stutter, seeing the unedited parts of your speech struck deep. Thank you for giving me one more tool to tell him it's okay.

[@senseisleepyhead]

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[@manuela.]

Hey brother of sister of a boy who struggles with his stutter. I hope a random stranger telling you 'It's okay' can also act as a tool. I definitely think it's okay ❤️ and although it may be hard to believe (because of the box society tries so hard to shove us into) it shouldn't be something to be insecure about. ❤️❤️

[@autumn373]

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[@anaritapovoa5733]

@@manuela. Thank you so much for your words ❤️

[@gavinathling]

Stutters are cruel things. They are worsened by anxiety, and they cause anxiety, so feed on themselves. I feel incredibly lucky to have mostly gotten over mine, and I was deeply moved by John's honesty. I am so glad you have this affirmation on behalf of your brother and you, Ana.

[@theoremipsum]

Petition: Hank and John can say that they are having an 'out of frame moment', as a code to say that something is up beyond the online world, but we shouldn't ask what, get overly concerned, or even spam with a lot of messages of encouragement / well wishes. It's just a normal, if somewhat negative moment in life. A lot of youtubers would milk something like this for drama, but I feel like this community is definitely mature enough to handle subtlety. Edit: as S1mOne pointed out, it doesn't necessarily have to be negative.

[@wxlurker]

I think this is a very elegant idea and easy to implement.

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[@rashimohan]

the bit about the speech peculiarities, with john stuttering a bit made me very emotional. as someone who stutters when stressed or nervous, it's always been a bit of an insecurity. thank u john

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[@ieuanhunt552]

I often channel Max Headroom its frustrating but I'm glad I'm not the only one who has a slight verbal hesitancy

[@PastelBat]

Same here

[@eliannem7811]

Right after the bit where he stutters, he says this huge and complicated line, and I felt myself appreciate it way more, knowing that probably took some effort. Thanks for continuously using beautiful language even if it's hard and exhausting, your effort is appreciated.

[@TuneInForDetails]

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[@kemizehabib-mohammed8791]

I think it's intentional. Can't imagine how he got through the sentence

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@@kemizehabib-mohammed8791 it's possible, but hard to know because of editing.

[@CeeJMantis]

@@kemizehabib-mohammed8791 I don't think that he always has a constant stutter. I do think that as someone with OCD, who makes content that is consumed by other people, that that can generate anxiety, and that he can have specific types of phrases, or in certain kinds of moments, where he feels compelled to try the sentence again, or where it might be hard to get the words out. And also, that people who do stutter can have those symptoms be exacerbated by certain situations.

[@narnigrin]

Hard same. John always says complicated sentences and cool words, but this made me all the more impressed and appreciative of that.

[@beththebubbly69]

as we may have said in times past: the puff levels are high.

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[@gentleindiff]

That was my first thought seeing the thumbnail

[@MineplexOfficial]

As a fellow stutterer (especially in my youth) and as a content creator, it’s so frustrating getting words out at times. It is so comforting seeing you experiencing that. It’s not easy showing the parts of yourself that hits the editing floor, and I want to thank you for that!

[@gradin791]

IS THAT MINEPLEX OFFICIAL PARKERGAMES?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@EricHrahsel]

Me too. I have a bad stutter

[@claudiagreen9277]

heh! blast from the past to see you 'round here, and I totally agree :)

[@amandajones661]

Thank you so much for making content! --- I'm so dang happy when creators show their speech impediments once in a while. I have a major lisp, that can't be cut out or edited. This held me back from making videos for years , until I saw a famous creator with a lisp! Then, I'm like, why not? I can make videos too! -- Thank you for making videos! It means a lot!

[@LanceWillMakeIt]

omfg parker you were my favorite as a kid, tysm for pushing through

[@Naiyelli]

I find it incredibly useful when creators remind us that there is a frame. Sometimes it can be really easy to compare our entire everyday lives with the bits and pieces we see of other people’s lives on the social internet, and having that conscious, explicit acknowledgment reminds us that there’s a whole lot of suck that others also experience that we don’t get to see

[@fraidarahbaran6076]

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[@a12i9]

yes! I always need to remind myself of the amount of stuff I know about me in comparison to the few things I know about others. It's just not comparable!

[@spriddlez]

@@a12i9 I'm happy that more and more creators are speaking up about the frame. I usually see it in the need for creators to have privacy in a world where openness is rewarded. I wonder how this will all shake out.

[@a12i9]

@@spriddlez I hope the creators who speak up about the frame can change something and put things into perspective for us viewers. We are complex beings who consist of much more than what we show to others, no matter how well people know us. It really helps to be reminded of that!

[@patrickwood5681]

"And I have to confess that I find participating in this romanticization and commodification of experience a little nauseating..." What a great sentence

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[@miriamrosemary9110]

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[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@glockbell]

I became permanently aware of the frame when John announced Henry's existence. The Yeti's pregnancy would have been a huge part of his life, and we didn't know. That was when I realized that I will never know the people on KZbin, no matter how personal they seem to get.

[@miriamrosemary9110]

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[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@albertjackinson]

Exactly. You're just getting a tiny slice of their existence.

[@tylersmith5124]

I can almost see John gritting his teeth leaving those “bad” takes in. Hey, no shame in being human and points for being able to show it

[@kanalet8460]

Vlogbrothers: reminding me what day of the week it is since 2007.

[@XOLorena]

This whole concept is something I feel we talk about so much as a society, yet we still don’t truly think about it enough. Similar to this idea- I don’t think I’ll ever be able to fix the damage that looking at photoshopped pictures of models/ women on Instagram has done to my perception of reality.

[@vlogbrothers]

Yeah, our brains just aren't sophisticated enough to understand that unreliable images are actually unreliable. We may develop this ability over time, but it's a huge problem. -John

[@jimbrookhyser]

Perception of reality. That's precisely the right phrase! My job title says I'm a scientist, and it is so hard to do good science precisely for the same reason. Our perception of reality is so affected by the frame!

[@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758]

Our brains can’t deal with our internet, our guts can’t deal with our farming, and our backs can’t deal with our slouching. despite optimizing 99% of the Anthropocene for humans, humans aren’t actually very optimized for the Anthropocene

[@totalweirdo8538]

@@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758 Damn. That's a really good point.

[@knitterknerd]

I've read an article about how Victoria's Secret models, people who literally make it a full-time job to look a certain way, still don't look like the pictures of Victoria's Secret models. They're still photoshopped. It's surprising and disappointing how little difference it makes to know that.

[@GweenPenguin]

Did anyone else notice that when directly acknowledging how he implements Framing reminders into his videos (jump cuts), John LITERALLY moves the camera angle to show the frame of the video? The part of the wall that's a different colour, and has a power outlet, and isn't an Instagram-worthy, beautifully-cluttered shelf or art? *chef kiss* Puff levels may be high, but so is my enjoyment of this video. Thank you John, and good luck. #MANIFEST SPRING IN NEW ZEALAND

[@thoughtexperiment1282]

Newzeland is soo beautiful

[@miriamrosemary9110]

I loved that he had the frame match his words so much

[@thoughtexperiment1282]

@@miriamrosemary9110 yeah beautiful art

[@jeka8826]

I FELT that different framing and was surprised at how jarring it felt to have that very different piece of wall in the frame. I've seen that corner from farther away before, and I knew the entire room didn't look like that, but deliberately framing the part outside the frame still felt foreign and shocking. I LOVED it.

[@DisasterAster]

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[@legacyoflore1597]

Jeez... Seeing John stutter and trip over his words hit me emotionally in a way that I didn't expect. I stutter so much and I get so frustrated with myself when I do... Thank you.

[@TravisGilbert]

Seeing John studder makes me feel SO much better about myself because my God I relate

[@TravisGilbert]

Also the only real time stamp in my life are Tuesday and Friday because vlogbrothers videos almost everything else seems weirdly detached from time

[@N3rdfightermom]

[@senseisleepyhead]

Same here, and it's also so wonderful to see so many other stutterers commenting here. ❤️

[@Nerdfighter958]

It's like when I found out Hank reads really slowly. I have always been insecure and frustrated about my reading speed. In college I would never do the readings because I literally wouldn't have time for other assignments and life things if I did and finding that out about someone I look up to really made me feel better

[@AndroidInHumansClothing]

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[@thehappyplate]

Just a lovely reminder that what we see online is often a highlight reel, not a complete picture of someone’s life. Or, as they say, be kind- everyone is fighting their own battles.

[@TuneInForDetails]

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[@emilyhills8386]

I heard online life described as a "curated art piece" and it just felt so right to call it that.

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@Tim3.14]

I'm all for you acknowledging the fact that we're seeing a constructed and curated version of you... But just don't try to tell me there isn't actually a doobley-doo directly beneath you in the room where you're filming. I mean, I've seen you point at it and everything.

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@nickwebster87]

As someone with a stutter who also has a lot of things to say, this made me feel real. So thanks for being vulnerable. It matters

[@thoughtexperiment1282]

yes it matters katie !

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@laurapeterson5158]

It’s almost like we’re being reminded to imagine each other complexly 🙏

[@tarren452]

That phrase is probably the biggest and most valuable thing I've taken from Vlogbrothers/John's work over the years. It helps me be kind at work, to friends, to family, partners and strangers; it's my second most used motto to myself, after "assume makes an ass of u + me'!

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[@ijpete98]

The vision board is a gift that keeps on giving even to us as viewers. "avoid COVID and DESPAIR with equal TENACITY" "MANIFEST SPRING" We can relate. (p.s.- Love the frazzled look in the thumbnail. Can relate there, too.)

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[@GweenPenguin]

"Puff levels are high" was my first thought when I clicked!

[@spenserwalker4361]

I stay manifesting spring haha. It hasn’t worked yet but I somehow feel like if I give it enough time that’ll change.

[@martincolomaarmas8496]

Quarantineversary

[@ag3575]

In this age where everybody is supposed to be promoting their own "brand" on social media, it is enlightening and important to see a video like this from a veteran creator. Thank you for this great insight into your process and in the struggle to maintain privacy in the public eye.

[@carneliancorax]

I look forward to seeing you vision board every week, John-it is truly a delight. I too am attempting to avoid COVID and DESPAIR with equal TENACITY.

[@betsy-xg4ok]

I might be okay with Furby comeback if they aren’t covered in beans

[@vlogbrothers]

Same. -John

[@anjaoss950]

I was thinking Furby comeback like “this Furby insulted me, I need to come up with a good comeback.” I am working to come up with a good comeback for the mere existence of Beanie Sandfurbs.

[@ThisIsReMarkable]

@@anjaoss950 Maybe one made out of spoons? 😂

[@anjaoss950]

@@ThisIsReMarkable or pepto bismol

[@emilytrost4123]

hey hey hey Beanby Sanders did nothing to hurt you

[@rachelkeener932]

As someone who had a panic attack yesterday directly tied to my struggle to communicate well, seeing even a tiny bit of the process you go through and that it can be hard for you (someone who I tend to think of as so profoundly good at communicating) is a bit reassuring. Thank you for being vulnerable and letting us in

[@bn1142]

I feel you - the exact same thing happened to me yesterday in a university class.

[@rachelkeener932]

​@@bn1142 Hope you're doing alright now. I know talking in classes can be particularly stressful, and I feel that sometimes there too

@@rachelkeener932 I hope you and B N are both doing well now. I don't stutter but I'm suffer from mild selective mutism. Sometimes my thoughts are too complicated and I'm too afraid to speak out my mind. Even now I often frustrate myself into complete silence. It's really reassuring knowing that John and so many others also experience communication difficulties.

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Glad you kept the stutters in, shows that as godly as you are with your knowledge, you are a human as well. And makes you even more relatable to your audience.

[@killerwolfxx7]

This video truly made me cry, I have struggled my entire life with a stutter and seeing that a creator who's been part of my life since I was 17 struggles with that too just helped

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@sambitsamal]

I'm Manifest Spring.

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[@melodysmash]

I'm SOCKS??

[@peaky_opium6699]

Stephen King did say something along the lines of how personal information feels-the most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them -- words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they're brought out. ❤️

[@kalpbhavsar]

Woahhhh... This perfectly verbalizes how I have been sorta-subconsciously thinking - about why I'm not very talkative and don't share things with my friends and family. You just wrinkled my brain.

[@peaky_opium6699]

@@kalpbhavsar haha thank you for confirming, now i know the feeling is real, also check out the whole quotation, it is a huge one, it is very beautiful.

[@kalpbhavsar]

@@peaky_opium6699 do you know where I can find it?

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[@peaky_opium6699]

@@kalpbhavsar google it, might be on goodreads.

[@316nicolee]

Haven't we (nerdfighteria) approved vlogbrothers vacations like 3 times in the past few years that I have yet to see them take?? John, even if the videos do help you, remember you can and should give yourself a literal break sometimes! Nerdfighteria wants that for you!

[@jeka8826]

Those breaks are rare, but they do happen occasionally. I think there was one last summer? Still, we always support taking a break when needed!

[@hacksmith]

So well said.

[@carenzaprice5074]

*stops watching vlogbrothers to watch new vlogbrothers*

[@bumbastickbubblegum]

I was just watching John explain for straight 4 minutes why all that glitters is gold but it got interrupted by John explaining what's not in the frame.

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[@carenzaprice5074]

@@bumbastickbubblegum I was watching Hank run down the top 10 John Green gifs

[@modestysnooze6154]

Same!

[@PhilosopherStone]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="110">1:50</a> Holy moly, that's some oscar-worthy fourth wall breaking screenplay right there. Really uncomfortable yet genius at the same time

[@JBallsMcLongcock]

all the hours i've watched John speak, i never ever would have guessed the speech thing. Thank you! keep up the work

[@shalvigarimanegi]

You aren't teasing anything. You have the right to your privacy just as much as anyone else. Please take care of yourself and whatever you choose to share or not share, we love you the same. And we love a LOT. DFTBA

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[@anniesoernym]

Yes! This! Privacy is a right and, John, you don't have to renounce it for anybody's sake!

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[@katnisspotterholmes5206]

I thought that he was going to show the other side of the room... but I am not disappointed with what it actually was

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[@TuneInForDetails]

same on both counts

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[@senseisleepyhead]

The "speech particularities" part made me feel INCREDIBLY seen and valued. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Edit: And thank you to all the other stutterers here in the comments for sharing their thoughts and feelings! Each and every one of you is just as wonderful and brilliant. ❤️

[@AwayFromTheWorld]

Thank you for sharing the "stutters". I had no thought that you, with your many accolades, struggles with word stoppage and stutters. The editing style has been a great part of your videos, thank you for sharing more of why.

[@sazibongwe1161]

“Avoid covid and despair with equal tenacity”

[@allison_o]

Sending good thoughts your way John. I hope everyone in your life stays healthy and safe and that you can find a sense of calm and peace in such a stressful time in your life. So happy to be a part of this community and so grateful that it means as much to you as it does to the rest of us. Take care. We’re here because we’re here ❤️

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[@evercuriousmichelle]

Well said!

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@joshgislason7506]

Over the years, I am reminded that love and support come free of charge; you never have to pay a toll of explaining why you need it now more than before. Support is a gift from the friends, family, and communities that love you. You don't need to explain yourself to earn it, it is always there for you.

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@charliestevens6051]

Hearing someone else stutter like I do nearly made me cry - thank you so much for including that in the video

[@bpeterson1559]

Finally, a sequel to his “Framing” video, which is my favorite vlogbrothers video!

[@LunaLepus18]

YES!

[@carissa-7]

There is something so deeply comforting to see someone you look up to stutter over their words and recognize when things are in fact terrible and stressful. Sorry to hear it’s been a rough time, I hope things will become easier.

[@senseisleepyhead]

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[@estrellacasias]

Speaking of not telling new about other people I love how he rarely shows his kids family channels are terrible exploiting kids who don't know what the hell it means to have their lives and tantrums online forever and I admire that about john

[@miriamrosemary9110]

Agreed

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@katherineb2520]

This is really really resonating with me right now. My sister is going through a very rough time and we miss her and it's taking a toll, but for her privacy I can't say anything about it or explain to my friends and teachers why I'm acting off. It's a difficult feeling to just exist with but I think everyone goes through something like this at one point or another so it's nice to know we're not alone.

[@jesussaves2043]

Been watching for years, never knew about the speech struggles. And guess what, you're still awesome!

[@charleshain5921]

I can’t account for discipline during publishing crisis! You have my admiration, sir. My sympathy for you Covid stricken loved one.

[@robinhahnsopran]

Thank you so much for sharing your truth and your lived experience. I film my videos and cut out all my tics (I have Tourettes), and I've been thinking about this a lot recently. Baring your reality to your community, so much of which is made up of young people who look up to you, is both brave and generous of you. Thank you.

[@katecmaloney]

Thanks for having the courage to be vulnerable and real with us, John! It’s always a healthy reality check to hear that what we see on social media is edited and not telling the full reality.

[@RB-sh3rl]

Happy quarantinaversary...here’s to hopefully 0 more.

[@beth8376]

I appreciate calling attention to the frame at least some of the time

[@marksandyc]

John, this video meant so much to me. I recently began posting on TikTok to raise awareness for people with disabilities and educate others. But right after I begin, my dad‘s cancer came back and began to spread very aggressively. I’ve kept that part of how I’m doing out of the frame after learning so much from you over the years and I appreciate you drawing attention to what we don’t know about how others are doing.

[@greenboy1916]

I have aphasia from a head injury. It only comes up when I’m stressed or overwhelmed by some emption. And it’s a huge tip of the hand to everyone around me that my outer state may not have been telling the full truth of my inner state prior to the occurrence. I respect and admire you and I’m grateful that you make what you make. I’m even more grateful that you showed us your difficulties because it means a lot to know that they didn’t stop you from getting to where you are and maybe, just maybe, they won’t stop me either.

[@lalibrarylady86]

So much of our lives happen "outside the frame". I love and have been following you guys since 2009 because you are real. You truly are trying to help "decrease world suck" and that is a hefty mission. Thank you for sharing so much of yourselves every week and in so many ways over the years. Much love and support being sent to get you through this tough time.

[@ehname1]

Love this John. This is a conversation that needs to be had more often.

[@TheGeneralistPapers]

As someone who recently started making my own KZbin videos, I hadn't realized till now how often I trip over my words, stutter and flub. Recording ten minutes takes like half of my day, with many takes. It was nice to see someone I admire so much also have this issue, especially when the person in question is known I think as someone who is very well spoken.

[@kaitlin312]

This is the KZbin channel I’ve watched the longest and always come back to, and videos like this prove why. It’s a special corner of the internet.

[@heatheredgcombe3156]

Earliest I've ever been. Watching for almost 10 years now l just want to say I appreciate the videos more than I can express.

[@GallifreyanCat]

Same. They are such a strange and constant bedrock that I've never even tried to explain to the people around me. Not as something I depend on, but rather as a background to my life. It gives me a bit of joy and stability every week. I don't know a single other youtube channel that has done this with its audience!

[@HeyJools]

I'm having a hard time learning during the pandemic and I recently took time off from my phd program. I thought my fellow classmates and teachers knew I was struggling but when people found out that I left, they were shocked and confused. I told them I felt burnt out and to my surprise, they said they were too. What is going inside your head is not what others can see and You can not see what is happening in their heads either. take care of yourself.

[@CullenVance]

These videos have been an unending source of joy, hope, and honesty in my life. Thank you so much for continuing to be present and open. It means so much, especially now

[@sarahflode]

Being a person is hard on a good day, and these days are harder than most. Glad you’re still here making videos and with us. Sending you and your family love and peace ♥️

[@yuvalne]

The weekly vision board, the live streams and just vlogbrothers in general are a light among these days

[@roboham09]

This video, out of all the videos from John and Hank is the one I needed to hear at the time I needed to hear it. I recently just got out of a week long psychiatric hospitalization for various accumulating mental obstacles, and have been incredibly anxious about sharing my story as an advocate for mental health as a university student but also as a human being. I also feared the immense dread of appearing to others as I am naturally-a flawed human being. Watching this reminded me that through this, I am human. I am human and we live in a human society with human people and human imperfections and that John and Hank and the humans that I met at the psych ward and the therapists that had coaxed me back towards hope and the doctors who I worked with and will continue to work with are human and because of that will have imperfections such as myself and the world in which we live. John has talked about humanity much more often. I assume from working on a book ultimately about humanity. Our imperfectly perfect world and the memories that are faulty and fleeting, but also that which is the same thing that feeds the bird Emily Dickinson writes about-and that John references. I have grown up with this channel, and I hope to continue to grow along side it. As a fellow human living in the age of uncertain humanity fueled by an uncertainty that we create, I realize I do not know much about this world. I also know that this community fostered by two brothers making these videos give me hope. And I know that I am definitely excited for the Anthropocene Reviewed book. Keep doing what you’re doing, John and Hank. I know that I’ll continue to hope.

[@wheresmyredemption4407]

this video is a reminder to me that it is okay to be vulnerable sometimes, belly out, facing the world, and not worrying about being stabbed, for once you said, "you have to be the most vulnerable to see the most beautiful things". its a shitty world, but you make it better. thankyou.

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@haleypowell3975]

I love small moments of vulnerability like this. You don't have to put all of yourself out onto the internet to still feel deeply connected. Love this community and admire you so much, John!

[@joshyoung1912]

This reminds me a lot of the "How's the water?" conversation. It's nice to have a reminder that there is a frame that we all see things through and that that means there must be something outside of it. Hope things get easier for you John, DFTBA.

[@anniezomaya151]

"Once you share something, you can't un-share it." I learned that over the years as well, and have found a special kind of comfort in privacy. It has been good for me, I think.

[@thoughtexperiment1282]

Yeah its true !

[@wesrose4258]

Hearing you stutter over words made me cry because I go through so much of the same thing. Thank you for sharing your honesty.

[@marybach9925]

This makes me feel so much better about stuttering and tripping over my words. Thank you for sharing what you’re going through

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@chloeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

thank you for this video john 💜 i appreciate your authenticity so much, especially when you’re saying “i’m not being fully authentic” (if that makes sense). i think my just reminding people that there is a frame, you’re doing a whole lot. (also i really appreciated hearing your stutters, as someone who struggles with coherently saying things a lot, especially to groups of people, that meant a lot to me. thank you 💜)

[@authorrin7086]

I can't accurately describe the particular sense of melancholy reassurance I feel watching this. Like I found a strange and genuine moment of vulnerability where I feel like I am seeing the most secret parts of myself through your confessions. I don't think that has ever happened before and I'm not sure what to do with it.

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@andrewgenemans1514]

Sending love and support your way, you’re there for us in so many ways, hoping we can be there for you ❤️

[@emmaf8264]

i remember john showing his raw footage a couple years ago and it only increased my respect. i know every video takes so much work and energy, a labor of love.

[@lindseyclair921]

There may not be an edge, but there is definitely a frame.

[@emilyagopian3973]

You’re already a pretty darn relatable individual but wow leaving the stuttering in feels very real

[@megeles]

When you showed us your real speech, I felt myself caring about you more. It reminded me that it is in our moments of struggle that people connect, yet the paradox is that it's so embarrassing to be seen struggling.

[@spacesofi4005]

Vlogbrothers videos keep me sane throughout the week. It’s a constant reminder that we are all human. I’ve only just joined this community recently, but thank you so much for making video’s throughout all these years.

[@kyu3i]

this reminds me of bestdressed ashley’s outtakes when she says the same line over and over

[@moiradarling97]

I’m working on my degree in education and last week we were asked to write about ourselves. As I tried to be introspective I ended writing a paper that was almost exactly this video. I shared a picture of a sunset not far from my house and spoke about how it is so much like the picture I present of my life to the world. I then spoke about how much my life is outside of the frame and beyond that single moment captured in time. (I almost feel the need to apologize to my professor for turning this, probably supposed to be light hearted fun assignment, into a deep metaphor filled journal entry)...

[@moiradarling97]

Anyways, all that’s to say we are in a very similar mind set right now. Haha

[@moiradarling97]

@Maddie 99 thanks. Hopefully it was at least okay haha

[@thoughtexperiment1282]

@@moiradarling97 i wanna read that paper 🤔

[@pendlera2959]

Maybe it's my social anxiety/perpetual existential crises, but it's baffling to me how writing about yourself could ever be seen as a light hearted fun assignment.

[@moiradarling97]

@@pendlera2959 If I’m writing, I’m always going to go much deeper than expected off me I think haha. I have the HARDEST time not going over word limits.

[@mrkruzkid]

The subtle editing here was so powerful; it made watching this feet like watching the priest look at the camera in Fleabag, what a brilliant touch

[@oopsyoureinsane]

Over 10 years of watching this channel and seeing the stutter was absolutely new to me. I have never known. Thank you for sharing, John.

[@francescakyanda9182]

John is the most human and it’s really refreshing

[@joanderson4860]

John's hair is an accurate representation of my current mental state

[@gabiwasabi2249]

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[@senseisleepyhead]

Puff Levels are at an all time high

[@silverlinedheart]

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[@abigailgrace8160]

I really like it, it makes it more human and therefore a comfort- thank you John

[@eriksaule4636]

I have been recording videos to teach my class this semester. And I have been keenly aware of the amount of re-records and editing necessary to make framing work. I can't believe you two have been churning out one video a week each that is so clean. Without even talking about how clean crash course is. Props to you!

[@schwaar]

Thank you for showing a glimpse of 'John uncut,' it was genuinely really beautiful to watch and a really special thing to be let it on

[@s.hinzman7728]

I am currently feeling like my world is in collapse daily yet 80% of the time - I am on camera to children that need to see a composed teacher/professor & can't know that she is having her world fall apart around her - so that world out of frame is just soooo fitting. I have taken to recording much of my lessons ahead so that when my actual life begins to intrude on my illusion life that I have constructed for my students I can say, "oh hey - follow the recorded lesson here & ask me the questions in chat while I answer this quick knock @ the door" or whatever chaos I need to distract from as I switch my avatar on & mic off. My students can tell something is wrong though as they can read my face and see I am not okay. Children are perceptive.

[@sams1982]

I’m glad your family member is okay, John - or at least that things are more stable right now

[@BrianHutzellMusic]

RE: VisionBoard - I work at the Des Moines Art Center, and it just so happens that I spent quite a bit of the day today in a room with a Joan Mitchell painting ("Between," 1985)!

[@wwickeddogg]

John, thanks for the video and the honesty! I like your videos not just for what you say and how you say it, but for your editing as well. Its weird that those things are combined, but you have always done a very good job of editing your videos to make them concise and I appreciate that. Seeing you speak in a very conversational way every week for years makes me feel a connection with you, but I also know that is not real and that you are putting together a very professional and edited video rather than just chatting with me. Thanks for sharing a glimpse of what you are like in your personal life.

[@graemebloodworth8991]

Thank you for leaving those vocal stutters in John. For those of us with similar speech particularities, it is so reassuring. Thanks as always for your honesty and thoughtfulness.

[@senseisleepyhead]

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[@GwenNorris]

It's Tuesday or Friday. 10+ years of watching and I still haven't memorized who's on what day.

[@beelzebuI]

Showing your stutter meant so much to me. We don’t often see the vulnerabilities in the people we watch online. I have been seeing it more often and I do hope this honesty amongst humans on the internet becomes the trend.

[@NWPaul72]

Remembering that these intimate, conversational, confessional videos are edited is a HUGE help when I'm comparing my unedited self with my idealized KZbin heroes. Many of you are very giving in this respect, and I truly, trulytruly appreciate when you let us know it doesn't just fall out of your brain this way. Thank you.

[@evanthia505]

I'm very self conscious when it comes to my writing, especially since I have trouble expressing my thoughts out loud. Seeing (well, hearing) John stutter makes me feel so much better, if he can do it, I should give it a more honest try. xxx

[@nomatophobia]

why is nobody talking about how the rest of this room is just a grey void

[@genghisbunny]

It made cry a little when you shared your tripping over words. Thank you for being willing to be vulnerable on camera. We all have things we keep outside the frame, and it's comforting when someone is able and willing to show theirs.

[@liloa03]

this video made me cry, thank you for bring me so much comfort