Hank Green explains why he tweeted something 'dumb'

Despite X (Formerly Twitter)'s many controversies and questionable directions over the past several years, Hank Green has still managed to maintain a following of over 1.5 million accounts -- so much so that he has had to clarify on multiple occasions that he does not pay for his X Premium blue check -- it was just given to him because of having over a million followers.

Thus, Green often and admittedly experiments when he posts on X (Formerly Twitter). Always curious about engagement and how audiences respond to certain types of content, and at least partially out of fun, his posts are possibly not always the most well thought-out (said with love).

"I don't always approach the internet in a way that is healthy ... or strategic," he admitted in the video below, which chronicled the result of a tweet that attracted the wrong people. Been there.

The tweet in question involved -- literally -- a question about a map that Green did not initally fully understand. He would later explain in the video that his intent really was to encourage people to learn for themselves rather than relying on others (him) to always provide information for them. But this is the internet, and intent doesn't matter as long as people are free to interpret things online however they choose. Which they always are, and always take advantage of readily.

Mostly, people accused him of not knowing something, which ended up being the whole point of the video -- that if people never dare to admit they don't know something, people will stop seeking knowledge for themselves. Which would be bad, to be clear. But also, way less fun.

If only we could all withstand the online backlash that always comes with others assuming we're not smart for asking questions.