The German Version is similar: "There are no dumb questions, just dumb answers" implying that the person asking is not the problem, but the one that gets annoyed by questions
@hippyyy5457 I actually had this exact conversation with my Dad not 2 days ago when it came to driving a manual car. I briefly asked if I was OK to use the gas when reversing, or whether I'd have to just use the clutch. I had some assumptions that I would indeed have to use the gas to get any decent speed reversing, but I wanted to be sure. I got mocked relentlessly for what a stupid question it was, because OBVIOUSLY I had to use the gas. What truly irritated me is if I'd phrased the question the other end of the 50/50, "you have to use gas to reverse right dad?" I would've avoided this entirely, which is insane, because i didn't know either way. There are no stupid questions, just people who enjoy feeling superior when asked.
@@scottdouglas2490 Oh no! I'm so sorry you experienced that!! Asking questions and taking chances is ALWAYS needed in learning. I do a whole lesson plan about it at the beginning of every school year. And if anyone makes a derogatory sound or comment towards someone who asks a question, the offender usually gets some extra work (preferably on a topic they don't know about ahead of time if I can swing that). You never know who else in the room has the same question and just are too nervous to ask.
I need to know what you call this kind of joke. It's a callback, yes, but there's gotta be a more specific name for when you take two ideas and swap out some of the info to make it funny.
I did this in college, sometimes on purpose to make the class feel comfortable (didn't always work) and sometimes because I actually didn't understand. I got good grades and and like to think that I'm smart. I also am not ashamed or afraid to ask questions or for help. I'm only afraid of socializing with women because they are another breed. Ruthless even 😂
Semi-related: I see this in speedrunning (of videogames) a lot, people are afraid of putting up "bad times", and I always say WORST CASE no one will notice or care, BEST CASE someone will see that time and think "ah it's not weird to do this" and start running themselves
I love how Hank is talking about people being mean because he asked a question on the internet but the sickest burn in the video is the “nah” from his son at the end. Kids, man. They humble us.
This awakened a core memory from my childhood. When I was around seven or eight this conversation happened in our classroom: Teacher: Other than clouds and strong winds what other sings does an approaching rainstorm have? The class: The birds fly low. Teacher: Correct! Me: And do you know why birds fly low? Teacher: Because a rainstorm is coming, silly! Let's move on! Everyone laughed and thought I just didn't listen. What I actually wanted to say is that birds fly low because of lower air pressure and to catch more insects. Because the insects also fly lower when it's about to rain. But instead I got a bad memory that still makes my agitated almost twenty years later.
Let this take some of the sting off then: probably more people have now read this comment and learned a new thing about insects, birds, and storms than were in that class feeling inaccurately superior. That makes you the better teacher
My brother told me one time "I'm not stupid, I'm just ignorant of this information" and it made me realize being ignorant shouldn't be considered an insult (so long as you're not being wilfully ignorant). All the things we ever learned were learned from being open to learning.
just a personal gripe of mine, but the root word of "ignorant" is "ignore". It's not the actual definition, but I wish we'd use it in that way. Basically, ignorance should describe someone who ignores information rather than someone who just doesn't know information. Partially, I think this is why ignorance is often used as a bit of a pejorative.
Agreed. There's being ignorant and endeavoring to improve over time, and then there's willful ignorance where a person assumes they already know everything that matters so they stop asking questions and looking for answers. Ignorance isn't a bad thing. Willful ignorance is being actively intentionally stupid. There IS a difference.
I, too, am a huge fan of "ask the silly question to get engagement", "don't be afraid of being wrong", and "MAKE NUMBER GO UP". Right there with you, Hank.
Not enough of this in the world these days. Curiosity and uncertainty (even if not entirely genuine) are great behaviours for communicators to model. I have the same problem at work to be honest, where I deliberately don't express certainty in order to provoke engagement, and this gets perceived as weakness and you get bulldozed by people who are more certain and sometimes wrong. So then I end up having to be more assertive about ideas I'm genuinely not sure about just so they get the consideration they deserve from people who are too certain. And then on the occasions when I _am_ wrong I look dumb for pushing the issue. But the occasions when I'm right to be uncertain are forgotten. Effective communication is hard.
i don't think baiting people to hate you is ok. Granted absolutely not what he did here or something I think he would EVER do. But still. Asking a "silly" question is not always ok if you're doing it to spread hate.
Everyone likes to think that they are not "strategic" in their approach, but in reality we just all develop our own strategies to make sure that we're surrounded by people like us, and reject people unlike us.
I've thought about it more in recent years, that this phenomenon of "you're dumb if you don't know things" negatively affected my later education. I'm a smart guy (I think), and growing up I did well in school, and was told I was smart often. When you get to be known as a smart guy, and take pride in that, it became increasingly difficult to ask questions when I actually needed help. I went from being 2 grades ahead in math, to almost failing because I was too ashamed to ask questions. And that wasn't a one-off event. Thanks for helping in whatever way you can to foster an environment of open learning!
Your ability to be good at anything is directly proportional to your ability to fail at it. When you're not allowed to fail, you hide your mistakes instead of learning from them.
I was the opposite, I never thought I understood, I took anxiety as not knowing the answer ( adhd ) so I was always asking questions. The teacher gave me some of the most difficult math questions he could for my age and performance levels and I 100% it, I then got more and more at a higher rate, 100% more, The teachers and examiners asked me why I could do what was given to me without even being able to perform in class. I simply stated this seemed fun and I just had to give answers not write it down, because that's what throws me off. I couldn't do math with pen or paper, I could only do mental math. Turns out I wasn't as dumb as everyone thought nor myself, but infact just liked the challenge and reward of blowing people's mind.
Exactly, like I'll be having a problem, and the teacher can literally say, Is it working for everybody, is anyone having any problems?" And I still think "I'll figure it out myself when I get home". It's extra annoying because I don't have the baggage of being " the smart one" here, they don't know me. There are no expectations, yet I still feel bad asking for help.
My favourite way to phrase this is that, _"You're either right, or you learn."_ both are beneficial. Both are helpful, and engaging from the position of the person who asks the question also helps to make sure that you don't incorrectly assume you know the answer to things.
@@Procoffeiev Here's to hoping that it helps the sophomores ya teach! Especially with such test-evaluation-centered education systems these days, it's more important than ever to reinforce.
Ignorance isn't stupid, but WILLFUL ignorance is stupid. You can always choose to just not be ignorant, but you'll always still be ignorant about something
@@cherriberri8373 I have told this to my children since they could grasp the concept, The Willfully Ignorant are the most dangerous people on the planet.
“I don’t have to tell you things for you to learn. Sometimes it’s better to ask the question and have you figure it out…” My whole heart ❤s this, as a teacher with goals for her students!! Thanks Hank!
One of the best things college ever taught me is how data is presented can be skewed by those presenting it (even unknowingly) and you need to dig into things and actually analyze them and not make assumptions. I think our society misses the exploration portion of learning a lot, because like you said, people can be afraid to ask, even though being “dumb” isn’t anything more than trying to learn or not having all the information. Thanks for reminding us about this, even if your experiment didn’t go as planned.
I really like the "I don't need to tell you things for you to learn them" philosophy of teaching. I feel like finding your own answers is such a good skill to have (and! you tend to understand info better if you can teach it).
I had one professor in college who had a rule that you couldn't ask him a question until you tried finding the answer yourself at least 3 other ways first (Google, a book, etc). Most people HATED it, thought it was stupid, and would complain about it. It amazes me that so many people will not seek out answers for themselves. There are so many times at my work that someone is having a problem (usually with computers), I do a Google search, and it's solved in a couple minutes. Finding your own answers is SUCH a good skill to have and too many people don't value that for themselves.
@@kelleenbrx6649 Yes! That is definitely part of it! I think in the age of the internet it gets another layer though. Asking the right questions, and knowing how to find answers are different (and equally important) skills.
@@_brimacMy general idea at work with junior staff is that when you ask me a question, I will ask you questions and your answers to those questions will build up to answer your question. Some people do not enjoy this. But if find it is an effective way for people to learn as it also generally shows the why in addition to the what.
Reminds me of the philosophy my 6th grade world history teacher (Mr Begel) had “You learn from me, I learn from you, and we learn from each other”. Really stuck with me, that an adult instructor can say they don’t know things and he will learn things from his 10-12 yr old students ❤
This is CRAZY. As a Canadian I also saw that map with the circles, and immediately also thought "why is there a line like that?" Searched for another population density map and found that exact 2nd one that you showed at 2:28, confirming said line. But it wasnt anywhere near as visible on the other population density maps, so I let it slide. I don't have an audience to ask, and never saw your tweet till now. THANK YOU !
Two things that don't directly address the points in this video. 1) Hank is getting some structurally great cheekbones in his old age and 2) the genuine bright smile that lit up his face followed by 'my son just walked in' warmed my heart.
To a limited degree it's even partly correct. In a very clean pre-agrarian ecosystem, the dust from ploughing dry land can provide the nucleating particles to turn clouds into rain. It doesn't work once everyone's doing it, of course, but most traditional cultures rain dances involve making a whole lot of dust when the clouds aren't dropping rain.
Hank has two albums he released. Ellen Hardcastle and This Machine Pwns Noobs. You can probably find EH on UA-cam, but it was removed from Spotify. TMPN is still up there though.
I love the sweet-but-condescending "maybe tomorrow" . Shows consideration that dad's feelings might be hurt by rejection, but not enough to listen to a song you're not in the mood for. ❤
It may have been a genuine intention at the time, regardless of whether the offer was remembered the following day or whether interest had increased as speculated.
It's both a Woody Guthrie reference, and a Paper Towns reference because Woody's guitar is mentioned in that book, and Hank decorated his guitar around the time Paper Towns came out.
And “maybe tomorrow” is probably his father’s way of talking. I do that too, when my sons request pancakes for dinner or going to the arcade (again) I say “some other time, buddy, okay?” Guess what my five year-old said when I told him to take a bath.
When I was teaching high school and later, adults, I enjoyed showing students that I didn’t know everything and sometimes made mistakes and thanked them for correcting me. I’d say, “what do you think?” or “I m not sure” or “let’s look it up”. But one friend told me I probably wasn’t meant for high school teaching when a student asked, “Why do we have to do this?” and I said, “I’m not sure”😂 because I really couldn’t lie to my students.
"nah. Maybe tomorrow" lol. It's a bit sad when kids get old enough that they're not just enamored with everything you show them just because you're the one showing them, but at least they're forming their own interest and becoming real people.
I admire people who are humble enough to admit that they don't have all the answers but still try to find them. Keep being awesome Hank! Tell John to keep being awesome too.
Hank, thank you. I was feeling down about work-at work- because of reasons and this video helped perk me up. The chaotic yet organized vibe of the video is just what I needed along with your son's perfect comedic timing.
Can I just say, that it warmed my whole heart up from the inside when your kiddo was drawn in by the music. I was a kid like your kid, something inside me catapults me into beautiful sounds. Also, to engage with the actual points you made in the video... way to ask the question.
Sometimes people say things that come across as incredibly stupid, but it's only because they're approaching it from a logical, albeit incorrect direction. When I was 18 working in a grocery store, someone left out some cheese samples. An older coworker and I were eating them and he said something about finishing them before they go bad. I said, "well it's cheese so I guess it would take a long time for it to go bad." He replied, surprisingly snarkily, "well it's dairy, so YEAH, it's does go bad quickly." Genuinely kinda confused, I replied, "well how does aged cheese work?" And this look washed over his face, because he suddenly realized that I maybe wasn't as stupid as he assumed (just a little stupid). And he said, "oh that's actually a good point. It has something to do with the way they preserve it." Just because someone is incorrect, like I was, that doesn't necessarily make their line of thinking stupid.
Any time humans say stuff it's never a complete thought, only fragments of a thought. Easy to see holes in statements when it isn't clearly spelled out like a genie wish
@adaroben I know a few extroverts who have told me that what they say out loud is exactly and completely what they're thinking. I wonder if they've done studies on this
In the same way, just because someone is correct, doesn't mean their line of thinking was accurate. The best way I've seen this explained was with a story about a man who goes for an interview. He's extremely nervous. At the interview, he sees another man counting his change while waiting. That man looks confident, he's better dressed, etc. So the first man thinks "the man with nine coins is going to get the job". The man finally gets to the interview, and it goes so well he's offered the job on the spot. And he's in a good mood, so the decides to buy a candy bar on his way home. When he pulls out his wallet, he finds he has nine coins in his pocket. Technically, his statement was correct. But not really.
Fun fact, I was thrown in this strange world at the beginning of Hank and Johns great career and, given my peculiar not optimal childhood development, I grew up thinking I was stupid and then sort of unconsciously and jealously hated them because I saw them as simply more famous smart people telling me how to live my life and what was important. Long post short, time and life has past and I have maturedish and I have come to revere their charisma, knowledge, honesty, and humility. Life is weird. Like why even post this intimate experience with strangers primed to destroy others for the sake of attention? But here I am still, waking up half consious, and doing so. Thanks Hank for being a good guy! - end
For so many reasons, this is my favorite feel good UA-cam video of all time. The premise, the delivery, the meta-ness, all the way down to how unimpressed Hank's child is with him.
The reason it's like that is because large blue and red blobs like the east side of the map. They all have names, feelings, and a general consensus on which side of the map to stay on.
After Hank saying “the hundredth meridian” so many times does anyone else have “at the hundredth meridian” by tragically hip stuck in their head? When Hank started showing the map I also immediately thought, “well, that line looks like it’s pretty much at the hundredth meridian…. Where the Great Plains begin…” Just sitting here being transported back musically to the early 90’s because of a nerdy video. Thanks, Hank, for inadvertently giving me the inspiration for a new addition to today’s playlist 😊
@@hankschannel you might need to define that :) in my paradigm the word "Dumb" doesn't encapsulate my perception of you - "sometimes silly" on the other hand (I think it is probably important for you to know this is not unabashed complements).
I love the sweet-but-condescending "maybe tomorrow" . Shows consideration that dad's feelings might be hurt by rejection, but not enough to listen to a song you're not in the mood for. ❤
This kind of hands on guided learning is so beneficial to me I love when they pose the question then let us pontificate about it THEN start showing us resources or solutions.
I like how you said, you wanted to teach something by asking others the question, for them to tell you, rather than just tell them.(paraphrasing) I think that's one of the best ways to learn. Ask questions and letting others figure out the problem.
i dont know why i found the little interaction with Orin at the end so heartwarming, their is nothing spectacularly out of the ordinary, just Hank being like 'oh you came into investigate the singing!' But Hank just looks so happy to see him and realize that he probably hasn't ever heard the song and he gets to introduce him to another new thing. I get very cynical about the world but its cool to see that some kids out there in the world will get good/cool/fun parents. Maybe i just feel this way because most videos I have ever seen on the internet with parent/children interactions are either awful behaviour or really inauthentic and too 'content creation' focused. Its just a sweet spontaneous, lil moment of them talking and its so genuine and human. Like I'm not picturing hank directing Orin to interrupt him singing so he can have a cute end to a video. You just don't see much in the way of genuine interactions between people on the internet anymore. Its all a presentation/performeance. anyway that was v heartwarming
Yes!! As a middle school teacher, I make a big point of praising good questions! I tell kids that asking good questions is a sign of a good student. They also get annoyed when I answer their questions with another question, but it gets them learning more. :)
I used to have a friend who would call me dumb all the time, even caught him doing it to our friends behind my back…and something in this video clicked with how my mind worked back then but i didn’t have the words for it. I would often ask “dumb” questions with the intention of getting to a punchline but also in order to get to the next, deeper question that I actually wanted to talk about. And this friend was someone that not only didnt play along but would put people down even for just trying something new. BUT, as we got older and I became much more well rounded and mechanical I realized that he was so scared of failing he wouldn’t even try new things. The only way he could feel good about what he does was by making himself appear to be the only expert on the subject and belittling anyone else around him. And now here we are many years later I’m grateful for all of the experiences ive had and all the things I might have failed but led to something else…and he is the same person he was 20 years ago for better and for worse.
I was also that kind of friend that would probe and poke other peoples thoughts, but I was a bit more straight up about it. I would just ask such a crazy, almost seemingly meaningless question that everyone around me literally turns their head and asks, "What?" But that would get their attention and I would be like, "Well look, [inset lead up here]" and sometimes start a whole conversation. I would try and do this when we're all just sitting there, drinking or smoking, and I just say the weird thing that's in my brain at that moment.
Hank, thank you for being real, for encouraging curiosity, and creating a safe place to ask questions and wonder about things. You are making the world a better place.
Hank just exemplified the new pedagogies being taught in a great way. Us teachers KNOW you don’t want to hear our voice all the time and realize it’s more valuable to learn from one another doing the research and trial/error together. Some people mock this process and ask why not just teach? Why not just give answers and wait for them to be regurgitated? And it’s literally because the experience is more memorable and it sticks with you. Great job, Hank!
One of the most important things I learned in high school was a very thoughtful piece of advice that my math teacher gave me about how I could help other students by asking the questions that they were afraid to ask. It made me comfortable with being that person and not being embarrassed. So when I really did have a question, I wasn't too inhibited to ask. Got me through college!
The feeling of asking a question for the sake of stimulating conversation (or other reasons) and people only take away that I'm dumb is so relatable, but you're the first person I've seen bring this up. So thanks, it's good to know I'm not alone.
TBGM Flood came out the year of my birth, 1990, I grew up on that album and it still 100% holds up. I was just singing road movie to Berlin the other day.
You saying “you’re not dumb for not knowing things” really healed something in me. I’m a pretty smart guy, I’m going into college for biology and I know a lot of information, but with some everyday things I really just don’t know. Like I might assume something that-looking back on it-is kinda dumb and most other people my age know it. So other people might laugh at me or look at me like i’m an idiot for not knowing and I get so embarrassed about it. So there’s still a lot of shame that I feel when I don’t know something, but you saying that really, deeply made me feel a lot better about it. If you, a really smart guy that I look up to, can say that so confidently then I can make mistakes or not know things without feeling dumb too! ❤
I remember playing a trivia game with friends as a teenager, someone got the multiple choice question of what temperature water boils at in C° and I was blown away that they had no idea, I hate to say I mildly mocked them for not knowing something I thought was clearly obvious. I now realise how many, to other people, "clearly obvious" things I myself don't know and strive to make those moments a teaching/learning opportunity instead of a mocking/embarrassment one.
The only time I've every really made fun of someone for not knowing something was when my friend said she had no idea where the country of South Africa was. Like, they put the directions in the name... I think about it sometimes, I hope I didn't embarrass her too bad.
Hank, This is the type of fun stuff that I've been missing here! Thanks so much for doing this. It was great! And... WE WANNA HEAR ANGLER FISH! (I really miss the music, Hank!)
There's another interesting set of maps of of the same area in the USA demonstrating "how prehistoric beaches(?) influenced *voting* patterns" Map 1: Locations of coastlines millions of years ago Map 2: Maps showing deposits of sediments as a result of the location of those coastlines Map 3: Maps showing the sizes of plantations during the slavery era (plantations sprung up where the soil was rich from the sediments) Map 4: Red v. Blue voting patterns in the region (places with historically black populations were more blue)
That's very comforting to hear. Nothing frustrates me more than when oppressed peoples vote to continue that oppression. Seems to happen a lot more than you'd think/hope, at least in my experience in the UK.
Data is important for many things (probably everything) we do, but it can be manipulated in a way that influences interpretations and decisions that contradict it. Statistics, and representing it, can be pretty tricky
As a STEAM teacher, one of my favorite replies to being asked a question is "i don't know, what do you think?" or "how could we find that out?" Positing a question to encourage learning is a tried and true technique and is valid for functioning in the real world. Also, as a classroom teacher who appreciates good quality educational videos, I wonder how many times Orin has watched/will watch his dad's videos in class.
Ignorance is not stupidity. The most encouraging phrase in science is not "Eureka!" but rather, "Hmm, that's interesting..." Ignorance gives us an ocean to explore, not a barrier to fear.
honestly, the most baffling thing of all is why would anyone be on twitter? Like, it was already a dumpster fire 2 years ago, now it's like freaking Chernobyl. No thanks, I'd like to have some mental health, please
@@hankschannel I endeavor to find the filter bubbles that conservatives fled to and interact with them. The mass censorship and banning just radicalized them.
@@brubs2556 I mean, yeah, but to be fair to Hank I was that never addicted to Twitter to begin with, so that's easy for me to think. If this were FB it would be harder for me. Actually, I really should thank Elon Musk. He's got me to leave Twitter once and for all out of spite, and my mental health has hugely benefitted as a result! What a public service!
I think a lot of things about a lot of people, but one thing I would never think is that you're dumb. Even if you (or anyone else) do (does) something I don't completely get, I always appreciate that you might possibly be coming at something from a different angle. I embrace the challenge to think. Complacency is a trap. Also kudos for TMBG cover. Well done!
“You don’t approach the internet in a way that’s healthy” is a great way to some up anyone still on Twitter or whatever Space Karen wants us to call his fascist propaganda platform.
I tend to just call it "ex-twitter", because it's descriptive, and because it can also be spelled X/Twitter. As for Musk, he has odd views from just about everyone's perspective, and even on matters that don't raise political controversy, where he had historically seemed to have a good head on his shoulders, he seems to be going a bit crazy (from a rocketry perspective Starship is... questionable, whereas Falcon 9 was/is a solid launch vehicle), but for all the objections one might have to him, I'm not sure "Karen" quite fits.
2:04 Thank you for shedding light on a song made famous in my country: Canada. Lol, I can't believe I never looked that up before but in my defense(and with respect) I was never a fan of the Hip.
I have to imagine you have incredible parents. I love this. I love this message. I love that children watch you and hear you saying, "You are not dumb if you don't know things!" Thank you for being you.
I'm reminded of the old proverb: "To ask is to be a fool for a moment. To not ask is to be a fool for the rest of your life."
The German Version is similar: "There are no dumb questions, just dumb answers" implying that the person asking is not the problem, but the one that gets annoyed by questions
this!!! exactly
When I took college algebra, I was literally laughed at by the class by asking a question. After that, NO ONE ASKED A SINGLE QUESTION.
@hippyyy5457 I actually had this exact conversation with my Dad not 2 days ago when it came to driving a manual car.
I briefly asked if I was OK to use the gas when reversing, or whether I'd have to just use the clutch.
I had some assumptions that I would indeed have to use the gas to get any decent speed reversing, but I wanted to be sure.
I got mocked relentlessly for what a stupid question it was, because OBVIOUSLY I had to use the gas.
What truly irritated me is if I'd phrased the question the other end of the 50/50, "you have to use gas to reverse right dad?" I would've avoided this entirely, which is insane, because i didn't know either way.
There are no stupid questions, just people who enjoy feeling superior when asked.
@@scottdouglas2490 Oh no! I'm so sorry you experienced that!! Asking questions and taking chances is ALWAYS needed in learning. I do a whole lesson plan about it at the beginning of every school year. And if anyone makes a derogatory sound or comment towards someone who asks a question, the offender usually gets some extra work (preferably on a topic they don't know about ahead of time if I can swing that). You never know who else in the room has the same question and just are too nervous to ask.
The split in the map is because some meridians give out multiple bronze medals.
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Laughing too hard at this.😊
I need to know what you call this kind of joke. It's a callback, yes, but there's gotta be a more specific name for when you take two ideas and swap out some of the info to make it funny.
@@hankschannelfive bronze medals?
Being the person that asks the first noob question helps everyone else feel more comfortable about asking MORE questions!
And it is such a relief when someone else does it
Very important point.
I did this in college, sometimes on purpose to make the class feel comfortable (didn't always work) and sometimes because I actually didn't understand. I got good grades and and like to think that I'm smart. I also am not ashamed or afraid to ask questions or for help. I'm only afraid of socializing with women because they are another breed. Ruthless even 😂
Semi-related: I see this in speedrunning (of videogames) a lot, people are afraid of putting up "bad times", and I always say WORST CASE no one will notice or care, BEST CASE someone will see that time and think "ah it's not weird to do this" and start running themselves
@@MajorUpgrade760 tripped on your incel at the end there.
I love how Hank is talking about people being mean because he asked a question on the internet but the sickest burn in the video is the “nah” from his son at the end.
Kids, man. They humble us.
This awakened a core memory from my childhood.
When I was around seven or eight this conversation happened in our classroom:
Teacher: Other than clouds and strong winds what other sings does an approaching rainstorm have?
The class: The birds fly low.
Teacher: Correct!
Me: And do you know why birds fly low?
Teacher: Because a rainstorm is coming, silly! Let's move on!
Everyone laughed and thought I just didn't listen. What I actually wanted to say is that birds fly low because of lower air pressure and to catch more insects. Because the insects also fly lower when it's about to rain. But instead I got a bad memory that still makes my agitated almost twenty years later.
I feel your pain, if that happened to me I would also definitely remember it twenty years later lol. To your child self, I hear you!!
I feel agitated on your behalf!
I got into an argument with my second grade teacher when one of my classmates asked "are there gravity on other planets" and she said no
Let this take some of the sting off then: probably more people have now read this comment and learned a new thing about insects, birds, and storms than were in that class feeling inaccurately superior. That makes you the better teacher
@@laneyarcade If I could give hug to a comment, I would. :)
My brother told me one time "I'm not stupid, I'm just ignorant of this information" and it made me realize being ignorant shouldn't be considered an insult (so long as you're not being wilfully ignorant). All the things we ever learned were learned from being open to learning.
just a personal gripe of mine, but the root word of "ignorant" is "ignore". It's not the actual definition, but I wish we'd use it in that way. Basically, ignorance should describe someone who ignores information rather than someone who just doesn't know information. Partially, I think this is why ignorance is often used as a bit of a pejorative.
ive always said that being ignorant isn't bad; being a bigot is bad.
Agreed. There's being ignorant and endeavoring to improve over time, and then there's willful ignorance where a person assumes they already know everything that matters so they stop asking questions and looking for answers. Ignorance isn't a bad thing. Willful ignorance is being actively intentionally stupid. There IS a difference.
"I'm a walking mountain of ignorance!" - Hank Green
This was from a video from like... 2016.
@@_ch1psetpeople really should use unknowledgeable more instead. I get that it is a much longer word, but it’s far more accurate
I, too, am a huge fan of "ask the silly question to get engagement", "don't be afraid of being wrong", and "MAKE NUMBER GO UP". Right there with you, Hank.
Can't relate, I'm terrified of getting any attention online at all.
Not enough of this in the world these days. Curiosity and uncertainty (even if not entirely genuine) are great behaviours for communicators to model.
I have the same problem at work to be honest, where I deliberately don't express certainty in order to provoke engagement, and this gets perceived as weakness and you get bulldozed by people who are more certain and sometimes wrong. So then I end up having to be more assertive about ideas I'm genuinely not sure about just so they get the consideration they deserve from people who are too certain. And then on the occasions when I _am_ wrong I look dumb for pushing the issue. But the occasions when I'm right to be uncertain are forgotten. Effective communication is hard.
i don't think baiting people to hate you is ok. Granted absolutely not what he did here or something I think he would EVER do. But still. Asking a "silly" question is not always ok if you're doing it to spread hate.
05:50 "I don't approach the internet in a way that is healthy or strategic" i relate to this sentiment deeply
Everyone likes to think that they are not "strategic" in their approach, but in reality we just all develop our own strategies to make sure that we're surrounded by people like us, and reject people unlike us.
I did not realize that I needed to hear Hank Green singing and playing TMBG, but here we are.
Same! Brought back memories of college for me in the 90s. But also Brotherhood 2.0...
@@AndreaCrisp Yes! Probably been years since I've heard "Women and Men" but I was singing right along.
"I DO NOT ENGAGE WITH THE INTERNET IN A HEALTHY- OR STRATEGIC- WAY" is *painfully* relatable.
I've thought about it more in recent years, that this phenomenon of "you're dumb if you don't know things" negatively affected my later education. I'm a smart guy (I think), and growing up I did well in school, and was told I was smart often. When you get to be known as a smart guy, and take pride in that, it became increasingly difficult to ask questions when I actually needed help. I went from being 2 grades ahead in math, to almost failing because I was too ashamed to ask questions. And that wasn't a one-off event. Thanks for helping in whatever way you can to foster an environment of open learning!
Your ability to be good at anything is directly proportional to your ability to fail at it. When you're not allowed to fail, you hide your mistakes instead of learning from them.
I was the opposite, I never thought I understood, I took anxiety as not knowing the answer ( adhd ) so I was always asking questions.
The teacher gave me some of the most difficult math questions he could for my age and performance levels and I 100% it, I then got more and more at a higher rate, 100% more,
The teachers and examiners asked me why I could do what was given to me without even being able to perform in class.
I simply stated this seemed fun and I just had to give answers not write it down, because that's what throws me off.
I couldn't do math with pen or paper, I could only do mental math.
Turns out I wasn't as dumb as everyone thought nor myself, but infact just liked the challenge and reward of blowing people's mind.
Former gifted kid here. Utterly common story. If I'm not good at something right away, I tend to move on.
@@DrewKime Yeeeeep... me too..
Exactly, like I'll be having a problem, and the teacher can literally say, Is it working for everybody, is anyone having any problems?" And I still think "I'll figure it out myself when I get home".
It's extra annoying because I don't have the baggage of being " the smart one" here, they don't know me. There are no expectations, yet I still feel bad asking for help.
My favourite way to phrase this is that, _"You're either right, or you learn."_ both are beneficial.
Both are helpful, and engaging from the position of the person who asks the question also helps to make sure that you don't incorrectly assume you know the answer to things.
Oooo, I like that ❤
I'm taking this and using it in my classes from now on. All sophomores need to hear this!
@@Procoffeiev Here's to hoping that it helps the sophomores ya teach! Especially with such test-evaluation-centered education systems these days, it's more important than ever to reinforce.
Taking this to retort against my mother's famous ignoramus quote "I may be wrong, but I doubt it.".
Exactly! Ignorance is not stupidity, refusing to accept the areas that you are ignorant of is stupid.
Ignorance isn't stupid, but WILLFUL ignorance is stupid. You can always choose to just not be ignorant, but you'll always still be ignorant about something
yeah there is nothing stupid in not knowing, its in deliberately not learning that is stupid
@@cherriberri8373 we dont know what we dont know .... yet
@@cherriberri8373 that's pride. the outcome is stupidity
@@cherriberri8373 I have told this to my children since they could grasp the concept, The Willfully Ignorant are the most dangerous people on the planet.
“I don’t have to tell you things for you to learn. Sometimes it’s better to ask the question and have you figure it out…”
My whole heart ❤s this, as a teacher with goals for her students!! Thanks Hank!
One of the best things college ever taught me is how data is presented can be skewed by those presenting it (even unknowingly) and you need to dig into things and actually analyze them and not make assumptions. I think our society misses the exploration portion of learning a lot, because like you said, people can be afraid to ask, even though being “dumb” isn’t anything more than trying to learn or not having all the information. Thanks for reminding us about this, even if your experiment didn’t go as planned.
I really like the "I don't need to tell you things for you to learn them" philosophy of teaching. I feel like finding your own answers is such a good skill to have (and! you tend to understand info better if you can teach it).
Isn't this a socratic method?
I had one professor in college who had a rule that you couldn't ask him a question until you tried finding the answer yourself at least 3 other ways first (Google, a book, etc). Most people HATED it, thought it was stupid, and would complain about it. It amazes me that so many people will not seek out answers for themselves. There are so many times at my work that someone is having a problem (usually with computers), I do a Google search, and it's solved in a couple minutes. Finding your own answers is SUCH a good skill to have and too many people don't value that for themselves.
@@kelleenbrx6649 Yes! That is definitely part of it! I think in the age of the internet it gets another layer though. Asking the right questions, and knowing how to find answers are different (and equally important) skills.
@@_brimacMy general idea at work with junior staff is that when you ask me a question, I will ask you questions and your answers to those questions will build up to answer your question.
Some people do not enjoy this. But if find it is an effective way for people to learn as it also generally shows the why in addition to the what.
Reminds me of the philosophy my 6th grade world history teacher (Mr Begel) had “You learn from me, I learn from you, and we learn from each other”. Really stuck with me, that an adult instructor can say they don’t know things and he will learn things from his 10-12 yr old students ❤
i hate it when the balls all push against each other and blob out
Same...same...
Now hold on a minute
But if they don't you'll get accused of -men- county spreading
Even worse if it's over the ocean
Aren't those called Trents? @@hankschannel
This is CRAZY. As a Canadian I also saw that map with the circles, and immediately also thought "why is there a line like that?" Searched for another population density map and found that exact 2nd one that you showed at 2:28, confirming said line. But it wasnt anywhere near as visible on the other population density maps, so I let it slide. I don't have an audience to ask, and never saw your tweet till now. THANK YOU !
As a Canadian, as soon as Hank said "hundredth meridian," I immediately had The Tragically Hip playing in my head.
Hank singing Women and Men at the end of the video is NOT what I expected from this video
Two things that don't directly address the points in this video. 1) Hank is getting some structurally great cheekbones in his old age and 2) the genuine bright smile that lit up his face followed by 'my son just walked in' warmed my heart.
44 is "old age"?
@@iykury It's older than 22.
But not as old as 60, which I am. ETA: Imagine his cheekbones then!
@@iykury the future is now old man!
44 is just starting to feel grown up. 😂
Love that final exchange
"Want a song..?"
"Nah. Maybe tommorow"
You got a booking, sort of!
thats a straight arrow to the heart!
2:40 "Rain following the plow" isn't a phrase he made up. That _was_ once a widely-held belief, and that's what it was called.
For more information, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_follows_the_plow
Hence the dust bowl 🌪
@@timmcdaniel6193thanks for the link, that was really interesting!
It wasn't just a widely held belief, it was an official government policy in the US.
To a limited degree it's even partly correct. In a very clean pre-agrarian ecosystem, the dust from ploughing dry land can provide the nucleating particles to turn clouds into rain.
It doesn't work once everyone's doing it, of course, but most traditional cultures rain dances involve making a whole lot of dust when the clouds aren't dropping rain.
I’ve been an educator for something like 25 years and asking questions is one of the best ways to encourage learning. Love it Hank!
I didn't think you had such a lovely singing voice! Talk about multiple talents!
Hank has two albums he released. Ellen Hardcastle and This Machine Pwns Noobs. You can probably find EH on UA-cam, but it was removed from Spotify. TMPN is still up there though.
I love the sweet-but-condescending "maybe tomorrow" . Shows consideration that dad's feelings might be hurt by rejection, but not enough to listen to a song you're not in the mood for. ❤
It may have been a genuine intention at the time, regardless of whether the offer was remembered the following day or whether interest had increased as speculated.
I don't see how that counts as condescension.
“This machine pwns noobs” is possibly the greatest thing you could’ve put on that guitar.
This machine pwns noobs* because the Internet was a strange wild west back then when we used words like pwns
@@Calkholmes or just like now. people passing memes one to the other like momma birds feeding baby birds
It's both a Woody Guthrie reference, and a Paper Towns reference because Woody's guitar is mentioned in that book, and Hank decorated his guitar around the time Paper Towns came out.
@@Calkholmes Autocorrect got me on that one lol.
My dad played his guitar for me when I was a kid, and the grin on your face when you played for Orin reminds me so much of him in the sweetest ways.
same
Hank just lit up and it's adorable 🥰
And “maybe tomorrow” is probably his father’s way of talking.
I do that too, when my sons request pancakes for dinner or going to the arcade (again) I say “some other time, buddy, okay?” Guess what my five year-old said when I told him to take a bath.
When I was teaching high school and later, adults, I enjoyed showing students that I didn’t know everything and sometimes made mistakes and thanked them for correcting me. I’d say, “what do you think?” or “I m not sure” or “let’s look it up”. But one friend told me I probably wasn’t meant for high school teaching when a student asked, “Why do we have to do this?” and I said, “I’m not sure”😂 because I really couldn’t lie to my students.
...it's been a while since hank green played guitar for me. i forgot how awesome it was. thank you, hank
"nah. Maybe tomorrow" lol. It's a bit sad when kids get old enough that they're not just enamored with everything you show them just because you're the one showing them, but at least they're forming their own interest and becoming real people.
unless it happens to be A Song About an Anglerfish, in which case I would judge anyone of any age for having poor taste if they don't like it :)
"It's better to stay quiet and be thought a fool than to speak and have it confirmed ". I don't agree with this proverb, I just think it's funny 🤣
Hank's kid not wanting to hear a song is hilarious for some reason.
I admire people who are humble enough to admit that they don't have all the answers but still try to find them. Keep being awesome Hank! Tell John to keep being awesome too.
Hank, thank you. I was feeling down about work-at work- because of reasons and this video helped perk me up. The chaotic yet organized vibe of the video is just what I needed along with your son's perfect comedic timing.
After a recent physchotic episode I've realised that your videos really help me and I've been feeling very grateful. Thanks Hank x
Hank sounds like a man perpetually on the edge of sane and insane, I love it.
I wanna hear Anglerfish
maybe tomorrow
I got you! With bonus cat. ua-cam.com/video/9t7E4amWDqI/v-deo.html
Oh GOD YES!
I still go back to that song more often than I'd like to admit...
I didn't realize how much I missed listening to Hank sing until the end of this video.
sonnng wedneeeessdaaay!
Definitely miss Song Wednesday and Question Tuesdays. It should at least be a pizzamas tradition!
Can I just say, that it warmed my whole heart up from the inside when your kiddo was drawn in by the music. I was a kid like your kid, something inside me catapults me into beautiful sounds. Also, to engage with the actual points you made in the video... way to ask the question.
Worth watching to the end just to hear Hank sing They Might Be Giants. We need a channel of Hank covers.
Hank and John play John and John!
Sometimes people say things that come across as incredibly stupid, but it's only because they're approaching it from a logical, albeit incorrect direction.
When I was 18 working in a grocery store, someone left out some cheese samples. An older coworker and I were eating them and he said something about finishing them before they go bad.
I said, "well it's cheese so I guess it would take a long time for it to go bad."
He replied, surprisingly snarkily, "well it's dairy, so YEAH, it's does go bad quickly."
Genuinely kinda confused, I replied, "well how does aged cheese work?"
And this look washed over his face, because he suddenly realized that I maybe wasn't as stupid as he assumed (just a little stupid).
And he said, "oh that's actually a good point. It has something to do with the way they preserve it."
Just because someone is incorrect, like I was, that doesn't necessarily make their line of thinking stupid.
Any time humans say stuff it's never a complete thought, only fragments of a thought. Easy to see holes in statements when it isn't clearly spelled out like a genie wish
@adaroben I know a few extroverts who have told me that what they say out loud is exactly and completely what they're thinking. I wonder if they've done studies on this
@@colleenmarin8907Did they mean all their thoughts or just opinions/advice when asked?
In the same way, just because someone is correct, doesn't mean their line of thinking was accurate.
The best way I've seen this explained was with a story about a man who goes for an interview. He's extremely nervous. At the interview, he sees another man counting his change while waiting. That man looks confident, he's better dressed, etc. So the first man thinks "the man with nine coins is going to get the job".
The man finally gets to the interview, and it goes so well he's offered the job on the spot. And he's in a good mood, so the decides to buy a candy bar on his way home. When he pulls out his wallet, he finds he has nine coins in his pocket.
Technically, his statement was correct. But not really.
Fun fact, I was thrown in this strange world at the beginning of Hank and Johns great career and, given my peculiar not optimal childhood development, I grew up thinking I was stupid and then sort of unconsciously and jealously hated them because I saw them as simply more famous smart people telling me how to live my life and what was important. Long post short, time and life has past and I have maturedish and I have come to revere their charisma, knowledge, honesty, and humility. Life is weird. Like why even post this intimate experience with strangers primed to destroy others for the sake of attention? But here I am still, waking up half consious, and doing so. Thanks Hank for being a good guy!
- end
For so many reasons, this is my favorite feel good UA-cam video of all time. The premise, the delivery, the meta-ness, all the way down to how unimpressed Hank's child is with him.
I basically came here to say this but you said it better :)
+1 for the way Hank interacts with his son. It's incredibly heart warming.
I never thought we'd get the Hank Green acoustic version of Women and Men from TMBG, but I'm so glad we did
8:32 HANK ADOPT ME AND SING ME ANGLER FISH
Is there an application?
Nah maybe tomorrow
Ditto
all the yes
I volunteer as tribute!!!
The reason it's like that is because large blue and red blobs like the east side of the map. They all have names, feelings, and a general consensus on which side of the map to stay on.
can confirm, am blob
You can keep it to be honest, i couldn't leave behind the place that made me
And so they built a wall
After Hank saying “the hundredth meridian” so many times does anyone else have “at the hundredth meridian” by tragically hip stuck in their head? When Hank started showing the map I also immediately thought, “well, that line looks like it’s pretty much at the hundredth meridian…. Where the Great Plains begin…” Just sitting here being transported back musically to the early 90’s because of a nerdy video. Thanks, Hank, for inadvertently giving me the inspiration for a new addition to today’s playlist 😊
The only tragedy of the hip (other than the fatal brain cancer) is that Americans don't want to listen to songs that tell you a story.
Just a big black line of longitude, you just gotta step right on over it!
I'm so thankful Canadians are out here keeping our traditions going forward.
@jester1983 Americans don't like story telling music?! Disregarding all blues and everything it has inspired like country, rap and hip hop.
@@BackendFetch people who generalize are usually wrong
6:00 thank you for saying this!!!!! I AGREE!!!!
Firstly, Hank provides not just some googles for the brain, but also some giggles for the heart. Thank you.
Secondly, didn't know Hank played guitar!
I just found out from another commenter that he was once in a band and has multiple albums! Checking that out next.👍
I was just subjecting my 7 y/o son to Whistling in the Dark on the drive to school this morning. TMBG is great, and deserves to be more well known...
"Be what you're like, be like yourself, and so I'm having a wonderful time, but I'd rather be ... "
Of all the words to describe Multi-Talented Hank Green, dumb is not included. Creative and educated nerdiness overrides all that negativity
I'm a lil dumb...
@@hankschannel it is human to be a bit dumb in our wonderfulness
@@hankschanneleveryone’s a lil dumb Hank
@@hankschannel you might need to define that :) in my paradigm the word "Dumb" doesn't encapsulate my perception of you - "sometimes silly" on the other hand (I think it is probably important for you to know this is not unabashed complements).
I love the sweet-but-condescending "maybe tomorrow" . Shows consideration that dad's feelings might be hurt by rejection, but not enough to listen to a song you're not in the mood for. ❤
This kind of hands on guided learning is so beneficial to me I love when they pose the question then let us pontificate about it THEN start showing us resources or solutions.
I like how you said, you wanted to teach something by asking others the question, for them to tell you, rather than just tell them.(paraphrasing) I think that's one of the best ways to learn. Ask questions and letting others figure out the problem.
i dont know why i found the little interaction with Orin at the end so heartwarming, their is nothing spectacularly out of the ordinary, just Hank being like 'oh you came into investigate the singing!' But Hank just looks so happy to see him and realize that he probably hasn't ever heard the song and he gets to introduce him to another new thing.
I get very cynical about the world but its cool to see that some kids out there in the world will get good/cool/fun parents.
Maybe i just feel this way because most videos I have ever seen on the internet with parent/children interactions are either awful behaviour or really inauthentic and too 'content creation' focused.
Its just a sweet spontaneous, lil moment of them talking and its so genuine and human. Like I'm not picturing hank directing Orin to interrupt him singing so he can have a cute end to a video.
You just don't see much in the way of genuine interactions between people on the internet anymore. Its all a presentation/performeance.
anyway that was v heartwarming
Yes!! As a middle school teacher, I make a big point of praising good questions! I tell kids that asking good questions is a sign of a good student. They also get annoyed when I answer their questions with another question, but it gets them learning more. :)
I used to have a friend who would call me dumb all the time, even caught him doing it to our friends behind my back…and something in this video clicked with how my mind worked back then but i didn’t have the words for it.
I would often ask “dumb” questions with the intention of getting to a punchline but also in order to get to the next, deeper question that I actually wanted to talk about. And this friend was someone that not only didnt play along but would put people down even for just trying something new. BUT, as we got older and I became much more well rounded and mechanical I realized that he was so scared of failing he wouldn’t even try new things. The only way he could feel good about what he does was by making himself appear to be the only expert on the subject and belittling anyone else around him.
And now here we are many years later I’m grateful for all of the experiences ive had and all the things I might have failed but led to something else…and he is the same person he was 20 years ago for better and for worse.
I was also that kind of friend that would probe and poke other peoples thoughts, but I was a bit more straight up about it. I would just ask such a crazy, almost seemingly meaningless question that everyone around me literally turns their head and asks, "What?" But that would get their attention and I would be like, "Well look, [inset lead up here]" and sometimes start a whole conversation. I would try and do this when we're all just sitting there, drinking or smoking, and I just say the weird thing that's in my brain at that moment.
The surprise acoustic guitar performance at the end was great!
Old man yells at cloud
The no overlap was definitely an interesting aspect. I only saw the main post so thanks for making this vid. Stay awesome
Hank, thank you for being real, for encouraging curiosity, and creating a safe place to ask questions and wonder about things. You are making the world a better place.
There are two ways to feel smart:
1) say something smart
2) call someone else stupid
1:43 ow my frickin eye man
felt it through the screen 😔
Hank uploading so often we don't deserve it 😊😊
AND Hank on the guitar!
Hank looking off camera to his son at 7:55 is the sweetest thing ever 🥲🥲🥲
Hank just exemplified the new pedagogies being taught in a great way. Us teachers KNOW you don’t want to hear our voice all the time and realize it’s more valuable to learn from one another doing the research and trial/error together. Some people mock this process and ask why not just teach? Why not just give answers and wait for them to be regurgitated? And it’s literally because the experience is more memorable and it sticks with you. Great job, Hank!
They Might Be Giants at the end was so unexpected but I loved it! Your voice suits their songs so well! 🥹
Dang, Orin, that was so cold! 😂
Right? "Maybe tomorrow" = "Hopefully you'll forget about this by tomorrow." 😂
Hank serenading us with TMBG made my WHOLE afternoon 😍
One of the most important things I learned in high school was a very thoughtful piece of advice that my math teacher gave me about how I could help other students by asking the questions that they were afraid to ask. It made me comfortable with being that person and not being embarrassed. So when I really did have a question, I wasn't too inhibited to ask. Got me through college!
The feeling of asking a question for the sake of stimulating conversation (or other reasons) and people only take away that I'm dumb is so relatable, but you're the first person I've seen bring this up. So thanks, it's good to know I'm not alone.
Love your username so much! As soon as I read it I was already singing the rest of the song 😂
The title is a lie.
The cake is a lie.
But it /feels/ true...
For I exist
@@hankschannel I want you to know that your feelings can be both valid and also wrong. Remember that we love you even when you chase the likes.
My legal name is Everyone, and I thought that briefly.
TBGM Flood came out the year of my birth, 1990, I grew up on that album and it still 100% holds up. I was just singing road movie to Berlin the other day.
Everybody's a little dumb sometimes
Some people are just more dumb more or all the time
And then some people rush to say nothing more substantial than "First"
You saying “you’re not dumb for not knowing things” really healed something in me. I’m a pretty smart guy, I’m going into college for biology and I know a lot of information, but with some everyday things I really just don’t know. Like I might assume something that-looking back on it-is kinda dumb and most other people my age know it. So other people might laugh at me or look at me like i’m an idiot for not knowing and I get so embarrassed about it. So there’s still a lot of shame that I feel when I don’t know something, but you saying that really, deeply made me feel a lot better about it. If you, a really smart guy that I look up to, can say that so confidently then I can make mistakes or not know things without feeling dumb too! ❤
I remember playing a trivia game with friends as a teenager, someone got the multiple choice question of what temperature water boils at in C° and I was blown away that they had no idea, I hate to say I mildly mocked them for not knowing something I thought was clearly obvious.
I now realise how many, to other people, "clearly obvious" things I myself don't know and strive to make those moments a teaching/learning opportunity instead of a mocking/embarrassment one.
The only time I've every really made fun of someone for not knowing something was when my friend said she had no idea where the country of South Africa was. Like, they put the directions in the name... I think about it sometimes, I hope I didn't embarrass her too bad.
The This Machine Pwns noobs guitar took me back to the anglerfish days!
Hank, This is the type of fun stuff that I've been missing here! Thanks so much for doing this. It was great!
And... WE WANNA HEAR ANGLER FISH!
(I really miss the music, Hank!)
3:57 me when i wear tight pants
I’m pausing for a moment to appreciate the meta and wider game plan of 2.0 Greens.
My favorite part about that first minute of the video was showing what I've been saying for a while, which is "Land doesn't vote, people do".
Not my guy Hank Green reinventing the Socratic method casually for fun.
Right? As a teacher I was like, "wait a minute, this sounds familiar..." 😆
There's another interesting set of maps of of the same area in the USA demonstrating "how prehistoric beaches(?) influenced *voting* patterns"
Map 1: Locations of coastlines millions of years ago
Map 2: Maps showing deposits of sediments as a result of the location of those coastlines
Map 3: Maps showing the sizes of plantations during the slavery era (plantations sprung up where the soil was rich from the sediments)
Map 4: Red v. Blue voting patterns in the region (places with historically black populations were more blue)
I've looked this up for more info. This is amazing.
Those coastlines and our watersheds also influence vernacular language
That's very comforting to hear. Nothing frustrates me more than when oppressed peoples vote to continue that oppression. Seems to happen a lot more than you'd think/hope, at least in my experience in the UK.
There’s a great PBS Eons video about this!
The best teachers don’t have all the answers - they have the right questions!!!!
This, my friend, is why you are F’n AWESOME! I appreciate all your content, thank you for enriching our intellectual lives!
It's like Poe's Law: The best way to get information is to state incorrect information on the internet, and wait for someone to correct you.
I was extremely close to correcting you before I realized you were being ironic.
@@joshuasgameplays9850 😡 My scheme failed
The "maybe tomorrow" broke me
Ignorance isn’t idiocy. Ignorance is the natural human condition. We are ignorant until we learn. Not knowing is normal.
Data is important for many things (probably everything) we do, but it can be manipulated in a way that influences interpretations and decisions that contradict it. Statistics, and representing it, can be pretty tricky
2:42 "Wow, we're getting beautiful in here" is absolutely joining my vocabulary forever
So glad to hear someone making the important distinction between intelligence and knowledge. They are NOT the same!!!!!!
As a STEAM teacher, one of my favorite replies to being asked a question is "i don't know, what do you think?" or "how could we find that out?" Positing a question to encourage learning is a tried and true technique and is valid for functioning in the real world.
Also, as a classroom teacher who appreciates good quality educational videos, I wonder how many times Orin has watched/will watch his dad's videos in class.
Ignorance is not stupidity. The most encouraging phrase in science is not "Eureka!" but rather, "Hmm, that's interesting..." Ignorance gives us an ocean to explore, not a barrier to fear.
Hank, respect is individually earned and the generation that would revere you isn't using Twitter.
honestly, the most baffling thing of all is why would anyone be on twitter? Like, it was already a dumpster fire 2 years ago, now it's like freaking Chernobyl. No thanks, I'd like to have some mental health, please
But my use of social media is neither healthy nor strategic!!
@@brubs2556it’s as if Space Karen going to start threatening people who leave as being antifreedumb
@@hankschannel I endeavor to find the filter bubbles that conservatives fled to and interact with them. The mass censorship and banning just radicalized them.
@@brubs2556 I mean, yeah, but to be fair to Hank I was that never addicted to Twitter to begin with, so that's easy for me to think. If this were FB it would be harder for me.
Actually, I really should thank Elon Musk. He's got me to leave Twitter once and for all out of spite, and my mental health has hugely benefitted as a result! What a public service!
I think a lot of things about a lot of people, but one thing I would never think is that you're dumb. Even if you (or anyone else) do (does) something I don't completely get, I always appreciate that you might possibly be coming at something from a different angle. I embrace the challenge to think. Complacency is a trap. Also kudos for TMBG cover. Well done!
Hank just grabbing a guitar and belting out a few bars of women & men was the highlight of my day actually
“You don’t approach the internet in a way that’s healthy” is a great way to some up anyone still on Twitter or whatever Space Karen wants us to call his fascist propaganda platform.
First time I've heard Elon Musk referred to as Space Karen and, aside from vague misgivings about using gendered terms as insults, I'm here for it
"Space Karen" I am dead
I tend to just call it "ex-twitter", because it's descriptive, and because it can also be spelled X/Twitter.
As for Musk, he has odd views from just about everyone's perspective, and even on matters that don't raise political controversy, where he had historically seemed to have a good head on his shoulders, he seems to be going a bit crazy (from a rocketry perspective Starship is... questionable, whereas Falcon 9 was/is a solid launch vehicle), but for all the objections one might have to him, I'm not sure "Karen" quite fits.
@@JonBrase there's something a little bit shit-posty about Space Karen that seems apropos for such a metastatic arch troll
0:15 describes the internet
2:04 Thank you for shedding light on a song made famous in my country: Canada. Lol, I can't believe I never looked that up before but in my defense(and with respect) I was never a fan of the Hip.
Hank, love how you and John have chosen to show up in this life. Deeply appreciate you and your team.
I remember that thread and I really enjoyed learning about all the stuff in it. It was a good thread. I was glad you posted it.
I have to imagine you have incredible parents. I love this. I love this message. I love that children watch you and hear you saying, "You are not dumb if you don't know things!" Thank you for being you.
The curls really suit you Hank!