Nerdfighters
The Nerdfighters are an informal group, revolving around the YouTube channel of the “VlogBrothers,” two brothers in their thirties, John and Hank Green. John Green is a best-selling young adult author, and Hank Green is a musician and entrepreneur, though both now engage in a wide variety of online projects.
Inspired by video artist Ze Frank, the Green brothers launched the "Brotherhood 2.0” project in 2007, in which they pledged to cease all text-based communication for a year and keep in touch through publicly accessible vlogs (video blogs). In their vlogs, the brothers adopt the “talking head” format, facing the camera and chatting with the audience (and each other).
Over time, they developed an elaborate repertoire of made-up jargon and inside jokes, which encouraged others to join their exchange. The name “Nerdfighter” emerged from one of the Greens’ vlogs; John encountered an arcade game called “Aero Fighters” and mistook its name for “Nerdfighters.”. The brothers’ followers adopted the term to describe themselves, and the VlogBrothers address many of their vlogs to Nerdfighters or “Nerdfighteria.”
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