P4A time is full of so many stories about people doing incredible work around the world to decrease worldsuck. Most recently, that has included me and my nerdfighter girlfriend, Amanda, as we started a non-profit at the beginning of this year to better our community for adults. To give them structure to more be a villager and build the village. I'm real proud and hoping you'll check out what we've created and how we're made a difference in our community, and if you really believe in it, you'll support us with a vote, comment, or a like and and sharing it far and wide!
I also hope you'll partake and contribute to P4A in some way that you see fit. Maybe I'll see some of you in all the spaces that surround P4A time! Message me and let me know!
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I happen to be studying a subject about therapeutic development at university and I emailed our professor about the patent on bedaqualine as a relevant case study. I wish I could do more to fight for TB treatment, but until I become one of the scientists working on problems like this, I'll give my attention.
For any confused mutuals, here is a link to what I'm talking about
Let me preface this with a disclaimer: I’m not Ukrainian. I’m coming from an American worldview and American alone. If you’re tired of reading what we have to say, and need to scroll to take care of your mind right now, scroll. Ignore this. This is mostly for me anyway, and I care much more about your health and lives than my notes or views.
I really don’t think Russia was prepared for this. Is it awful? Absolutely. But we’ve seen the Ukrainian citizens rise so incredibly, beautifully, tragically, and admirably to the occasion, as well as global allies come to their aid. These are just a few examples of the things I’ve read amidst the chaos:
They have assistance from France, who is seizing Russian assets.
American Liquor stores aren’t importing Russia made Vodka (a bigger deal than it sounds on paper).
Switzerland has broken a 500yr global neutrality to freeze Russian assets.
Ukrainian citizens tore apart a tank piece by piece while it was halted due to fuel shortages.
A chemistry professor told her Ukrainian students their homework was to make Molotov cocktails.
Able bodied young men are fleeing both countries to avoid being drafted, as they don’t wish to fight.
And this last point has been especially weighing heavily on my heart. No one - on either side - wants this. Russian citizens are ashamed at their government, but of course, can’t express this under risk of treason. The troops have been sent to starve and abandon their convoys on the Ukrainian streets, as Russia’s assets are inaccessible. Ukrainian citizens are facing horrific violence at the hands of men who, I do not believe, ever signed up for this. To that end, shame on the ones who did.
Personally, I really don’t want to hear any Anti-Russian rhetoric that isn’t Putin centered, especially from Americans. I stand with Ukraine, but be aware the family cooking Russian food for their restaurant or painting nesting dolls aren’t hurting anyone, and are likely as horrified as the rest of us. Miss me with the xenophobia, please.
Now, at risk of jinxing it by saying such things aloud, I see the potential of a small blessing in disguise. The silver lining of an ugly, ugly grey cloud.
I sincerely hope in 2024, Trump’s involvement with Putin specifically keeps him from reelection. I hope at election day, America can be protected from like violence, and senselessness. I hope we make the connection that having Trump back in office when he runs again is a terrifyingly dangerous possibility. As far as I am concerned this is Putin’s war (again, I have an admittedly narrowed POV here), and I hope he fails miserably. Trump’s proximity to him scares me as much as any of the rest of this. I can only hope when the time comes we put two and two together.
The bottom tagline of my Blog has been “Fight the Power, Sunflower.” Since I built this site. Now, more than ever, it seems applicable to what I wish to communicate here.Â
Most of the time, my answer to the question “what’s your political opinion on XYZ?” is “I don’t know, I’d never heard of XYZ until just now.”
If I think about it for a second, I can come up with an opinion that is consistent with my core beliefs, but I feel like there’s too much pressure and too many things for me to juggle right now. I can’t give 110% to every issue at all times, I’m overloaded, I can’t care about everything!
I just want people to suffer less, is that too much to ask? I’m not a politician, I don’t have to have answers ready for every conceivable scenario. I don’t not care, I care immensely, I’m just burned out!
Ignorance is bliss, but I don’t want to be ignorant to be blissful.
John and Hank haven’t just affected my life, they’ve more like shaped it.
John and Hank have inspired me, and many of my friends, to continue helping to decrease world suck. Throughout the years that I have watched them, they’ve introduced me to lots of cool
channels (like the Brain Scoop, Veritasium, etc.).
The brothers have educated me in literature, biology, world history, current world problems, and a lot more I can’t even think of. They’re simply awesome.
John and Hank haven’t just affected my life, they’ve more like shaped it.
I was fascinated by their videos as a little middle schooler, and in high school, I still find time to watch them. They taught me to imagine thing complexly and to not be afraid of who you are and
what you believe in.
Had it not been for them, I wouldn’t have hordes of nerdy (and totally not lame) jokes, poetic and beautiful thoughts from equally beautiful places, and ideas and concepts that I had never thought
about before.
From them, I learned so many things about the world, and this in turn inspired me to be more curious about everything around me. I learned to imagine people complexly, and that doing the
best things you can with what you have is awesome.
Their videos connected me to my college-bound brother and my homeschooled friend, but more importantly, myself. I think, from John’s enthusiasm about TFiOS, I was inspired to write the
novel I want to instead of wishing I could.
In short, Nerdfighteria has a special place in my heard alongside the squishy ventricles and blood. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
The Green Brothers have shown me that I can be my nerdy self without having others bother me about it because, there are hundreds of us, we are all Nerdfighters.
It gives me a sense of security, while being able to enjoy living my life how I want to live it.
Thanks so much John and Hank for being there for all of us and giving us a part in the world.
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Vlogbrothers gave me something to look forward to three times a week; it is still something I look forward to. It also showed me how not alone I really was.
Hank and John saved my life and they don’t even know it.
It was 2009 and I was struggling.
Then, I stumbled upon Accio Deathly Hallows, my first Vlogbrothers video and my first introduction to the Wrock community. Hank and John helped me find a community who cared if I was alive or not. But it did much more than that.
Nerdfighteria gave me a purpose, to decrease world suck, to do good with my life, and so I slowly started to.
Vlogbrothers gave me something to look forward to three times a week; it is still something I look forward to. It also showed me how not alone I really was.
John struggled with mental illness and Hank suffered from an invisible disease: here were two people who understood what I was going through.
I have never met either of them and I’m not quite sure I want to.
I wouldn’t know what to say, besides thanks, and they wouldn’t understand what that single word means. Because there really isn’t a way to tell someone that they helped keep you alive in your
darkest hour, that they taught you how to smile again, how to laugh; that they gave your mother her daughter back.
Hank and John changed my life, so now I change others. I coach people with special needs and spend as much of my time working with them as I can. I do good wherever I can, because that is
what Hank and John taught me. That is how they affected me.
Hank and John do so much more than just make me laugh.
They teach me. They open my eyes to the world around me. They encourage my nerdiness and remind me that it’s best to be myself. They inspire me to decrease World Suck, and increase Awesome. They show me that, while life can be really hard sometimes, that the world is really a beautiful and amazing place.
renewed my belief in worlds and communities of substance
The existence of Nerdfighteria has renewed my belief in worlds and communities of substance outside of college. I find a community based on shared interests, values and in being active, inspiring. I’m pretty new to Nerdfighters, so I’m still figuring out my place in it all, but I’m so glad it/everyone/John/Hank are here.
The emphasis John and Hank place on missions like focusing on awesomeness and decreasing world suck are great because I’ve really tried to keep them in mind and focus on increasing positivity or eliminating negativity (and not putting so much energy in to criticizing and analyzing but taking my knowledge and beliefs and turning them into action).
Plus, knowing Nerdfighters exist in the internet world has encouraged me to seek out similarly-minded people/communities IRL, which makes me feel less lonely. (Also, I’m an only child, so I love the vicarious sibling experience I get by watching John and Hank interact.)