I've been wanting to make a video like this for a long time but I always felt like I had to qualify it too much. Like, I'm not trying to win a war, or keep my family alive. I'm just trying to make good things and put them on the internet. I have so many advantages (race, gender, money, education) that make all of these things easier for me, so I feel bad being prescriptive. I don't really want this to be about how you should live your life, I just want it to be about how I want to live my life.

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@everflores9484

7 жыл бұрын

What branch of ethics do you follow, Hank? Rule Utilitarianism?

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Apparantly, Hank was dangerously close to being an evil genius. Guess we really dodged a bullet with that one, didn't we?

@carriegregory1

7 жыл бұрын

Floris Bordewijk I kind of picture him as a Pinky and the Brain evil genius.

@swiftlymurmurs

7 жыл бұрын

I guess that works, yeah!

That's the ultimate moral question. Do the ends justify the means? Is it all worth it in the end? At what point does it stop being acceptable? Does pineapple actually belong on a pizza?

@nerdlife6676

7 жыл бұрын

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@bingo784

7 жыл бұрын

No. No The beginning. No, yes, maybe, I don't know and I don't care.

@mephostopheles3752

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe. Who knows? Subjective. Yes, it does. Pineapple-pizza is great.

@gregbilotta2472

7 жыл бұрын

What about pizza on pineapple. Is food-topping a two way street?

@vgfbestuur9565

7 жыл бұрын

greg Bilotta you made me laugh out loud thank you

You might like a quote from a KZreadr I watch. "Outrage may hang tyrants but it also burns witches." Vernaculis.

@carriegregory1

7 жыл бұрын

Weasely Midget that is a great quote.

@Mango-fx6tu

7 жыл бұрын

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@emilyparnell4661

7 жыл бұрын

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"

@Superbouncybubble

7 жыл бұрын

- Winston Abraeinstein

@sayeshi1

7 жыл бұрын

"You have given me the chance to teach my son an important lesson. That when good men look away, evil prevails."

@1234kalmar

7 жыл бұрын

"Act with wisdom, but act." Ventari's tablet.

@DTejeiro1

7 жыл бұрын

lol I love gw2.

@ahadicow

7 жыл бұрын

There isn't such thing as "good men". All humans are capable of both good and bad behavior. That's what means to be moral agents. Be worry of pride. The easiest way to ensure humanity accomplishes nothing is to make them think that one of them has to win at the end.

My favorite quote about this line of thought is "A good deed, done in the name of evil, is still good. Likewise an evil deed, done in the name of good, is still evil."

@maxcoseti

7 жыл бұрын

Arospace true, but what makes a deed good or bad deed if not subjective judgment that is always, at least partially, informed by its intent

"I've praised ideas above reality." Ahh. I'm a young person struggling with that.

All ends don't justify all means, but some ends justify some means. Every choice is a cost-benefit analysis, and sometimes unfortunately a choice that is perfectly ethical just isn't on the table, and you have to choose the option that is likely to lead to the best outcome, accepting that you might screw it up royally in the process. Grownup life is hard like that.

@deenafahed2721

7 жыл бұрын

LynxChan Utilitarianism !

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7 жыл бұрын

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@DaDunge

7 жыл бұрын

+Deena Fahed Actually just moral relativism, utilitarianism is one form of moral relativism but not the only kind.

This might be the video that made me realize I like Hank over John because I AM Hank among my John friends. We make each other better, too.

"If the entire world lived as if the Ends justify the Means, Then the Means in themselves are gonna be a terrifying End." Beautiful words, with an even better lesson.

This is so important. This is what I came here for. Thank you, Hank. I'm glad to see you so heavily contemplating such "deep" topics like this. This channel is always reminding me to try to be a consistently good person, and to always be working and changing. On Another Note, That dear hank and john reference right there!

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@AnneloesF

7 жыл бұрын

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@DaDunge

7 жыл бұрын

It's not deep, condemning the "end justifies the means" statement is something that children's morning television does, and it's actually pretty stupid. In reality it's neither of the two extremes, actions and their consequences aren't separate, you always have to take both into accounts. A person who ends with terrible ends is not blameless just because he stuck with amiable means, no more than the person who does terrible things to achieve great things. This is faux deep.

@vaydust

7 жыл бұрын

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@germaine5933

7 жыл бұрын

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I remember watching this video when it came out, and it really impacted the way I saw the world. Coming back to it three years later, it still holds up as one of my favorite YT videos, & reminds me why vlogbrothers is so meaningful to me.

So, did... did Hank once kill someone?

@fossilfighters101

7 жыл бұрын

+ The internet has a way of knowing your secrets, and also telling them.

@angelichapa

7 жыл бұрын

... is... is that what happened to Dave?? D:

@jsb36

7 жыл бұрын

He did try to kill John with a hammer.

@adityakhanna113

7 жыл бұрын

Haha! He's hinting. and you thought only John left clues

@sexyscientist

7 жыл бұрын

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Why am I never mentioned in your videos? I'm your brother too. Right?

@patch3002

7 жыл бұрын

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@gaudaddy

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"This thing doesn't exist" YESSS. Spot on! Future outcomes are never guaranteed, and we should live (and do good) in the present, for the sake of living and doing good in the present. You sound like a Buddhist, actually. :)

@BiPaganMan

7 жыл бұрын

Progress is a direction, not a goal That popped into my head the other day, would really like it if it took off

@doomedmessenger

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I like this. ^^

@rdizzy1

7 жыл бұрын

To always progress, is a goal though. IE- always taking actions that result in progress.

Well Dumbledore was incredibly manipulative and horrible sometimes and everything worked out! But as always Hank, you're right. Great video!

@Superbouncybubble

7 жыл бұрын

If you succeed everyone praises you, if you fail everyone condemns you

@vlogbrothers

7 жыл бұрын

nerd life Dumbledore is another example of a protagonist that inspires this perspective. I think those characters make for good books, but bad reality.

@superwild1

7 жыл бұрын

nerd life *Flashback to HPMOR*

@agjakku

7 жыл бұрын

SuperWild1 But Dumbledore in HPMOR did bad stuff (killing a pet rock, for example :D) knowing for certain that his actions will make world a better place. Prophecies and ethics don't really fit together, do they?

@neilbrooks6537

7 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say he was horrible. Just morally questionable. He was good at heat but tripped the line with some of his actions.

3:59 that was close

Momento mori

@LordSandwich97

7 жыл бұрын

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@Tired_Tree

7 жыл бұрын

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@1234kalmar

7 жыл бұрын

memento*

@fromscratchauntybindy9743

7 жыл бұрын

Mary Vickers + - yup, non of us can outrun the hearse...

@owbu

7 жыл бұрын

by the movement of the mulberry?

We should never think of other people as our pawns, or as the pawns of others, or of power. However, this means acknowledging people as active players who sometimes choose willingly to do bad things, in their own name or in the name of power. We should have empathy for those who seek to do bad things, but if you stand by and allow someone to do bad things, you are only lacking empathy for their victims. Thank you for this very insightful video, Hank. There is not always a clear answer to these questions, but when we struggle for one, it is because we care.

Don't ever stop doubting the little things you are doing that makes humanity work. I look back and think of how many times you've kept this human going

That was a wonderful list. To add someone to it. One big reason I am against Authoritarianism when it comes to positive progress is even if you obtain the change you desire, the only way to keep that change is to always maintain that fist (power). One violence is no longer looming over head, once you lose control of that power, things often will revert back to what they were. So real change can never be done through violence. It must be a slow, gradual, cultural change. Very much as Hank says, million of small peaceful nudges. These tiny nudges will have a far more lasting impact then change via authoritarian violence.

@MichaelSmith-rn6pq

7 жыл бұрын

Emelenzia the only problem being that lots of people don't have the time left on this earth for those "tiny nudges" to take place, especially when your opponents can undo those nudges that you fought over for years with the swish of a pen. Imagine that; everything you've worked on for years eliminated within a month. What can be done then? If we always take one step forward and three steps backwards, we aren't moving forward.

@LadyUnicornEJG

7 жыл бұрын

Dan Young I agree with basically everything you said, but what does it have to do with parties? Are you under the false impression that authoritarianism and the like are only on one side?

"We burn the present for the sake of a brighter future and act surprised when all it holds is ash." -Paranatural

See you in Boston, Hank! This is the most moving, personally touching and heartfelt videos I've seen from you, so thank you. I've also thought that principles could be sacrificed for ideas, but as you have, with time I understood that grand ideas do not trump the small actions to get there. You summed all my thoughts on the matter perfectly, and strengthened me in my convictions. So again, thank you.

This made me feel amazing, Hank. Thank you so much. I continually struggle with the thought that nothing I do for change matters in the end and this just really lifted me up.

Thank you for sharing this internal struggle and transformation with us. I am realizing one reason why I love Vlogbrothers so much! I found y'all through Scishow and Hank. Love science, but I am a social science person too and have delved into personal development in a big way in my life time, which overtime has included a lot of personality typology. Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator talks about Sensors and Intuitives. I am an N, Intuitive and most of my family is as well. I miss the focus on pattern and possibility. It can lead to this type of depth, exploration and collaboration that is found in John and Hank's vlogs and interactions. So I am guessing you are both Intuitives. Having married a Sensor, I really miss this. And I am getting some of that vicariously here. Thank you. ❤️

We'll never know how many supervillains this video prevented.

Hank, John, both of you giant, lovable dorks. I cannot thank you both enough for the positive influence you've had on my life… you are both such great men and I look up to you in so many ways. This. This right here, opened my eyes to so many things, as an angry young man myself, I realize how much I was aboard this Machiavellian train, and hopefully now, I can reconcile my ethics and my actions. Keep doing what you're doing.

Thank you for making this video! I wish more people would talk about how their views on the world and life have changed over time, and I am so glad you talked about how difficult it was! People should not be afraid of changing as they grow, and others shouldn't assume change to be easy. Thank you for showing these parts of yourself, and I hope people learn and are inspired by you.

Their is no other way to say this: I am deeply in love with Hank Green, I am in love with his way of talking, his logic, his life, his person. Hank Green is not only someone who I admire but someone who I love and support. Go nerdfightera!

this is the most real vlogbrothers video i've seen in a year.

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7 жыл бұрын

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I have been leaning more to the side of your younger self lately, but you had some excellent points. I think your current self brings on some excellent points. We can't live to fight. We have to live to help.

Can I just say that I am so happy you guys have stuck to the four minute videos rule? It makes it so much easier to keep up with you guys without being overwhelmed by 10-15 minute videos!

Last time I was this early, chom choms were called bananas.

I don't think I've ever seen the other side of Hank's room before looool

I've been going through this same transition for the past year or so; this vid is such a great thing to see, thanks, Hank. You rock!

I really appreciate this kind of video. I love that you guys can still just work through life and your thoughts on this channel. It makes the community follow suit in a way and then take those ideas out to the rest of the world.

My teacher asked us to right a fact using scientific notation with something really small I,having forgotten to look up a fact wrote the following fact ; The amount of lives I have=1*10^0. My teacher said "Its not really small is it?" I replied "its small enough to give me an existential crisis "

Quoting Washington from Hamilton; "Will you let your ideals blind you to reality?"

I love this. It reminds of some words from Christopher Dawson: "As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy."

This is probably my favorite video in the past two or three years. Thank you for giving words to the way I want to live my life. And nice Dear Hank&John reference.

Read the _Dictator's Handbook_. I find it a reassuring and terrifying examination of why politicians do bad things to do good things.

Based on the title and thumbnail I was expecting it to be about whether or not he supports punching Nazis, I like the more generalized approach he took to the broader topic.

I can spend hours re-watching this video as how much I can relate to this topic and how everyone of us is trying to live the best of our everyday with our purpose and goal. Just remember this, with all of these things that you have accomplished your legacy will still be with us and inspire other to leave good intention legacy like you!

thanks Hank, appreciate this honesty! it takes a lot to admit stuff like that, I know I struggle to. So happy to hear how your thinking here has grown!

bad thing= putting off an assignment. good thing = watching this video other good thing = possibly my channel (i guess good is relative) go check it anyway plzzzzz

@friendly1016

7 жыл бұрын

Swolo "puts down glasses slowly" ....Well holy shit

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I have always been against "End Justify The Means" because by changing the means you change the end. Just as the reasoning for an action can change the way we view that action so too do the means of how we accomplish something change the overall goal. Just like how in this political climate those who say they are for social progression use aggressive, judgemental and sometimes lethal means to justify their "end" end up changing their "end" because of their own actions and reveal their ends to be petty and self-serving.

I love this video, but I'm definitely going to have to rewatch it later when I'm more awake. There is so much truth and power and rawness behind this video, and it's beautiful and very inspirational, as well as mind-opening. Hopefully tomorrow I won't b le trying to function off less than three hours of sleep :) DFTBA, and thanks for an especially wonderful video Hank! (Really wishing I could be in Boston!)

Thank you for this! I've sort of had a vague feeling about this sort of thing, but having it put into words makes it a lot clearer.

I kinda agree but not to the point of Kantean absolutism. If you go down that path I think it leads to ineffectuality for the sole end of self-righteousness. For example while it is true tha many countries including the US overspend on defense, but if we just up and decided 'killing people is bad therefore no defense force whatsoever' we would invite greater suffering. At a certain point i think it becomes necessary to use bad means to attain certain ends, but I agree that we should only do with caution.

@TheAnonymmynona

7 жыл бұрын

The problem with war is that on the international level there is no efectiv law We would need an international court that judges over counrties that has support from enougth countries so that its rulings would be carried out It wouldnt bring instant world peace but it would be like the cange from a civil war to a counrtie with due process

@yesimstuntdude

7 жыл бұрын

+TheAnonymmynona The thing you just suggested is a thing that already exists. You've probably heard of the Geneva Convention, and you've probably heard of world leaders being tried for war crimes. Both of those are exactly what you described.

@xxcrysad3000xx

7 жыл бұрын

It's also the case that the post-WWII liberal world order that the US/NATO have achieved is a sort of global public good. Everyone benefits from safe travel on the seas and relative stability between nation states--and the Untied States has benefited more than anyone. In that respect it makes sense that the US spends so much on defense--it gets the most out of the system it has helped create.

@thomasr.jackson2940

7 жыл бұрын

All government is based on violence. We don't like to believe it, but that is the truth. Americans should know that better than most (though I suspect most don't). Even the smallest regulation has the potential of causing death. But government provides enormous benefits and protection. The best we can do is to to acknowledge the violence, and take as many steps we can to minimize it. We need ethical systems that helps us accomplish that aim.

@MarkTinberg

7 жыл бұрын

I know that sounds really profound and that state sanctioned violence is one of the tools in the toolbox granted to governments but it is not the only foundation or even the strongest foundation for building civilization. Take a look around you, the vast majority behave in a civilized manner most of the time, why is this? It can't be explained by fear of violent government retribution because the government isn't looking most of the time so anyone could do wrong and not be caught, yet they don't. Violence is there for those who exit the civilized social contract but it has no place within civilized society.

memento mori... well, thanks for the existential crisis :p

great video, I have noticed recently I also jumped of that train and coming to peace with myself again hasn't been easy. this video helped clear out some ideas, thanks

You have been blessed with such enlightenment. May that carry with you in all you do and in all who listen to you. Peace be with you.

I am a producer and everyone can use whatever music they want on my page for their own profit use. Subscribing would really help.

@austinportland4962

7 жыл бұрын

nice work bro

momento mori...the new way to find out if someone is a nerdfighter?

@fossilfighters101

7 жыл бұрын

Please no I'm a hardcore nerdfighter but I'm not caught up in the pod.

@hannahk1876

7 жыл бұрын

Or an English major :P

@adityakhanna113

7 жыл бұрын

Eh... doubt that. Not specific

I love this video. It's a message that needs to be repeated a bunch of times. "I do not see an idea as a good idea if it requires me to defy my values or my ethics."

This is actually an incredibly good message. Thank you for sharing. I never thought of that

Do you believe you've had this change of heart because you've already gained said influence and power? Doubt I'd get a reply but your perspective on this would be interesting

@MsMaddieTheOdd

7 жыл бұрын

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Hi Hank you look great today.

Hank, i'm so glad you made this. It's really giving me good things to ponder, and i love to ponder

I really admire the ability to admit that you changed your mind and once held an opinion that you disagree with now. I think that really hard in the current society especially when no one is forcing us to. I also think that it is a really important thing to be able to do. So that you for using your power (calling it what it is) and setting that example.

Your story sounds a lot like Cassian from Rogue One. He did all kinds of horrible things for the Rebel Alliance and needed to have that one victory to make it all worth it or in the end he would be just a spy and assassin.. We should all strive to do good things, but we should take a close look at the cost of achieving them as well.

Is this somewhat why you dislike Ayn Rand so much? I'd love to see a book review of it because I'd like to know why you dislike it so much.

@silverandexact

7 жыл бұрын

No adult should like Ayn Rand. Her writing is cool when you're a teenager, but toxic if you carry it into adulthood.

@jnsnj1

7 жыл бұрын

Kristen Marie odd that you mention Rand since she would agree with everything he said.

@jedigecko06

7 жыл бұрын

"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: _The Lord of the Rings_ and _Atlas Shrugged_. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs." John Rogers en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Rogers

@herranton

7 жыл бұрын

Kristen Marie If you google "objectivism (Ayn Rand)" and see how that might clash with a liberals world view, you will see why Hank doesn't like it very much. All this nonsense in this thread is simply hatred for a different veiw point, an us vs. them sort of thing. most people need to put down others perspectives by belittling it, and you see that in this thread, no doubt it will continue.

@maxcoseti

7 жыл бұрын

Kristen Marie yes please

This is something I think about a lot, and I'm glad to hear your perspective on the topic. I'd love to see more videos like this one! :)

I learned this lesson - first in theory - because I read Crime and Punishment and too often likened myself to Raskolnikov since then. Then I relearn this lesson in life - when faced with decisions when my ego tells me that I know better or more than others. Hard lesson. I'm still learning. I have to stop myself many times to ask, "Do you really know more / better than others?" Usually the answer is a sobering no. I love how you listed reasons as three points. Point two and three are particularly valuable. Thank you!

When you steal all the diet Coke and you just saved like a ton of people

@silverandexact

7 жыл бұрын

Don't steal all the diet Coke! MatPat needs it as fuel to make Game Theory. (And John needs Diet Dr. Pepper as fuel for... the myriad things he does.)

Memento Vivere quia Memento Mori. Or somthing along those lines. My Latin is lacking sadly

I found this really insightful, particularly the part where u said that if u fail at least u did things u believed in along the way. This video made me think a lot about my own world view.

Thanks Hank, for all the great influential videos you make, and for all the cool stuff you do!

I'm kinda flabbergasted you only figured that out recently, didn't you read/watch Lord of the Rings? If you wear the ring of power; you become Sauron. Use the weapon of your enemy; become the enemy. Be a douche; become a douche. This is true for any reason or any end goal.

@JingleJoe

7 жыл бұрын

this is a very important concept to grasp, it is the difference between good and evil.

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I saw your video on meiosis in my anthropology class lol btw respect for opening up and being honest with your self and your fans.

Needed this in these times, Hank. Thanks for a reminder of what values can guide us to.

Is this because of the punching "Nazis" thing?

@HoshiHikari

7 жыл бұрын

Nkvaa4 I thought the same thing, especially from the thumbnail. Sneaky Hank.

@GabdeVue

7 жыл бұрын

could you explain, please?

@HoshiHikari

7 жыл бұрын

GabdeVue there's a debate over the idea that punching Nazis is the right thing to do to stop them. The whole idea about punching modern Nazis is trying to take away their platform before they get power. But there is concern that it is becoming as fascist as them because it's using violent suppression of speech. There's debate over whether their current rhetoric counts as hate speech inciting violence so that the punching is more like self defense. There's debate over whether the "Nazis" being punched these last few weeks are even Nazis. From the dooblydoo, it sounds like Hank is addressing this but he could be talking about all of the protests and violence people associate with them this last year or so.

@BeeCeeJay

7 жыл бұрын

Nkvaa4 Very glad you brought this up. This is exactly the scenario I was thinking of when I watched this. Although I intensely dislike the "us vs them" false dichotomy that seems so prevalent lately, the sentiment of "when they go low, we go high" really resonates with me.

@GabdeVue

7 жыл бұрын

HoshiHikari thank you for taking the time to elaborate. Ok, i simply did not know that term. I thought it was some meme or current nerdfighter thing that I was unaware of. But the conundrum itself is familar. I often wonder, how my country would look like, if there hadn't been external forces getting rid of the Nazis. I also wonder the same about really bad warzones that many innocent people are caught up in today, where there is no "right side" to be on and any vacuum would be filled with yet another dangerous power. With the Nazis, it was pretty obvious, who the "bad guys" are - though I am from former eastern Germany and the stories of Grandmothers what happened when the Red Army haunt me to this day.

My unwillingness to compromise my values was the exact reason I did not vote for Hillary Clinton, and I do not regret my decision at all. I only regret that I wasn't able to steer more people away from her and Trump.

Oh Hank, you're so right... This video is really great. Keep fighting the good fight!

Thank you for sharing this idea. I've been struggling with this concept for months now, and the way you explained why it's not justified is incredibly reassuring :)

I don't think a Clinton apologist has any moral authority on this issue.

@satoshinakamoto5710

7 жыл бұрын

none of your business oh yeah? Well me too. And that's none of your business.

@satoshinakamoto5710

7 жыл бұрын

Follow his twitter and witness Hank turn a blind eye to Clinton's corruption, which is essentially "doing bad things to make good things happen."

@satoshinakamoto5710

7 жыл бұрын

No, clearly I meant criticizing Clinton on where she fails and complimenting on her strong points. In all his mentions of Clinton, Hank has done nothing but protect her from attacks. I'm a vlogbrothers fan for many years now, and they've always been the pro-Obama establishment, tumblr nerds...that's their little social bubble they're trapped in.

@satoshinakamoto5710

7 жыл бұрын

Dude, it literally takes a few simple clicks. I don't have the time to write an argumentative essay here, which seems to be what you're actually asking me to do. Go research on your own and then form your own opinion.

@satoshinakamoto5710

7 жыл бұрын

Paul Olsen 1+1= ??? hmmm so difficult. I dont even know, i mean. Wow, that question.

sometimes I wonder if I only watch vlog brothers because I agree with most of their ideas and it's nice to have a place where you can feel like you're right. this video challenged me to a new perspective and I really appreciated that.

Thank you! The Mahciavellian perspective has been like a thorn in my brain for quite a while but I could not quite figure out what bothered me about it! The only certainty is the means and they must not be tainted by a hypothetical end thanks again!

It's been so cool watching your videos for so long and growing as you've grown, in so different and also similar ways. Thanks for providing some positive role models on how to stay excited, to stay humble, and to not forget to be awesome. Momento mori and pumpkins and penguins.

It's been awesome seeing you and your brother grow in various ways over the years. :)

"Limitations are actually good for ideas." Yes! I completely agree. Whenever I try to clarify my thoughts on something, I find poetry's boundaries are often the best way to tease out my own opinion.

I'm glad when other people put things into words. This was a good thing for me to hear right now.

I love this. Many times in my life people have told me "You're an idealist, but I'm a realist." There's an idea that what is good and what is effective aren't always the same thing. But the older I get I see so many examples that that's not true. Doing the right thing is usually what works the best. Even if you're 100% selfish and only care about your own benefit, in almost every case what is good for other people is good for you.

GREAT video (message), Hank! One of those good messages that made me like VlogBrothers in the first place. Thank you.

This became...justification for my retail job. I am not where I want to be goal-wise right now, but at least the things I did along the way meant something to me. At least I was genuine in my interactions to others, at least I kept my passions and learned new ones. It's true what they say, how the means matter more than the end. I am an ambitious person but do lose sight of my purpose here on earth; for that I thank you for some fresh perspective.

Wow this is probably the best video I've ever seen from you guys! Fan freakin tastic I might be doing a video on a similar topic tomorrow now because I have so many things to add!

The hardest part of maturing is gaining an understand of yourself and recognizing when to change your mind. It takes a lot of humility and courage.

Wowoowowwowo Amazing Video! Thank you for posting this. It applies to me right now in so many ways. Not important how. But I get it. I totally get it. Great life lesson!

OMG! Thank you. I needed these words so badly today. (PS your hair looks great here)

'the means in themselves are going to be a terrifying end', perfect advice Hank.

as always deep. thank you for this channel. it makes me think even more than normal. 2 thumbs up.

I have a poli sci test on Monday concerning Machiavelli, Locke, and Hobbs. This is perfect for 1/3 of that. Thanks Hank!

Hey Hank, it's cool, this video. One of the very very good ones !

I wish more ppl in the world felt this way Hank! Here's to hoping that will someday come about!

My ethics teacher described it the best. Don't make choices that you can't live with. Because people and circumstances will change but those choices are with you forever.

Great video Hank. Something you said there reminds me of some ted talk I watched ages ago (don't remember who it was), and the guy ended by saying something along the lines of "some people put ideology above people. I don't wanna do that. I want to put people above ideology". And that sentiment has stuck with me for a long time since, and it's so simple and makes so much sense, but was kinda counterintuitive for me? Especially as a person who studies history and is interested in philosophy and politics and things, sometimes it's difficult for me to realise that ideology isn't everything.

Honestly I don’t even know how I got on this video but I swear this is exactly what I needed to hear thank you

What a great video to re-emphasize why I'm attending nerdcon boston tomorrow. Looking forward to it!