Some things never change. Some things do change significantly, and not in the ways we want them to. In today's video, all about global warming -- which we now more commonly refer to as climate change -- almost feels like something that might one day be a thing of the past. But here we are, nearly 18 years later, and most of the hope many of us once had now seems lost. But giving up hope is what they want us to do. So let's not give up. For now, at the very least, let's keep watching Vlogbrothers videos.
Welcome back to Vlogbrothers Rewatch! This is an ongoing series of brief articles in which I chronicle my highly ambitious journey through a mass rewatch of every public upload to the Vlogbrothers YouTube channel from 2007 and beyond! Using this playlist, I am watching everything, one video per day, in chronological order starting from the very beginning.
There was a point in high school, possibly because of videos like this, where I became extremely passionate about saving the environment. I'm not sure I actually did very much, and as Hank clarifies in this video (and it's still true today), individual actions are important but not enough. If the governments and corporations don't lead the charge, well, it's really going to start to seem like nothing matters.
And look where we are. Think about what the next four years alone are going to do to further climate change and continue slowly destroying the planet. It's not fair and it's not good, but there is only so much each individual person can do to make a difference. Nerdfighteria has done a lot over the years to decrease world suck, and will continue to do so in the decades to come. But is it enough? At this point, we can only hope that it might be.