In the year before my book came out, I became obsessed with the idea that the science fiction world, like the community of people who write that stuff and read that stuff, would see me as like an unwelcome youtuber interloper.

Another thing I was afraid of.

And so I convinced myself that a very good use of my time would be to read like 45 science fiction novels.

That way I could tweet about the ones that I liked and demonstrate that I cared about that community.

But the thing is, I do care about that community, and I love reading science fiction novels.

So it was actually just like a wonderful wait for me to spend time.

And there was a piece of me that was just like, so happy that I had found a way to make doing this thing that I love into something that felt productive.

Basically, I turned reading novels into work.

Just like starting Vidcon meant that watching YouTube videos was work and Sideshow made.

Being obsessed with science work and bloggers has made being really interested in online communities work and dear Uncle John has made being done with my brother.

Work of the question and that might should ask myself is Is this a good habit that I can turn the things that I love into work so that I can support my family and work with amazing people and create great stuff?

Or is the root of it something a little bit gross like that?

I'm trying to justify my joy.

Just doing something I love because I love it isn't enough.

I need the cultural feedback of, like, monetization to make it feel worthwhile or productive.

That's a question that's too big for one video, maybe a question that I wrote a whole book about, So I'm not gonna answer it right here.

Though I imagine that there are elements of both John, I don't think that you know how important your perspective has been for me and how I live my life.

I'm not humble enough to pretend that I don't put off a lot of energy for all.

You're joking about poo pooing on my ideas over the years, your energy added to mine, but also the focus you've given me.

I don't know what I'd do without that.

I don't know what I'd be without that back in 2011 when you did was considering funding of much of higher budget channels.

You and I had the opportunity to pitch some ideas that I recently uncovered a chat that we had back then when we were trying to decide what to pitch in, sir.

Presently, I'd come up with, like, 12 different ideas, everything from like top 10 list shows.

Toe Pilate's I was jumping all over the place, mostly focusing on the ideas that I thought were going to get the most views.

And here's the thing that you said to me quote, I don't inherently disagree with you, but I want to do the things that a change the world and be YouTube will buy into.

So, like for the next three or four days, I want to concentrate on ideas that YouTube will pay us for.

That will also change the world.

And then I replied, OK, do you have to be a university then, which is what we were at that point calling crash course.

John, I have never had too few ideas, but you helped me realize that a good idea isn't good unless it's gonna do good, and I'm so happy to have found things like that with you every pizza, miss.

We get to commission amazing art from great designers, and we get to pay them for that work.

I get to pay people to write about science and educate people for free, really excited to try something new with truth or fail.

I'm so excited about working with W N.

Y C studios on podcast.

I'm very excited that this is what the dear Hank and John website looks like, and on many evenings I get to go home and uncover the absurd and vital lives of fictional people who I love.

I don't believe in these ideas because they're good businesses.

I believe in them because they're sustainable engines for doing something good and also because they bring me joy.

And if that means that I don't know exactly where the line between life and work is, maybe that's because, like work is part of life.

So, John, I like thank you and stuff.

But of course, it's also more than just me and you doing this, which is why every year we do a census of nerd fight area and it's happening right now so that we can better understand where we're all that, what we want and what we're gonna do with this thing in the future.

The census is live now.

We've shortened the census significantly since last year as it was getting way out of hand.

And I'm very thankful to everybody who wants their time to it.

Everybody thank you for a wonderful pizza, miss.

It's coming to a close.

So if you want some pizza, Ms Products dft, be a dot com and, John, thank you for everything, and I'll see you on Tuesday.