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How John Green Turned Celebrity into Obsessive Optimism

How John Green Turned Celebrity into Obsessive Optimism

Pablo Torre Finds Out · Pablo Torre

March 25, 202541m 15s

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Show Notes

"The Fault in Our Stars" is one of the bestselling novels of the century. Why did its author just devote five years of his life to a staggering work of non-fiction about... tuberculosis? Because John Green became a super-fan of fourth-tier English football. He employed FIFA and Belichick-level tactics to build a compassionate community on YouTube. He understood the difference between enough and more than enough. And he never forgot to be awesome.


• Order "Everything Is Tuberculosis"

https://everythingistb.com/


• Subscribe to John Green's YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers


• Subscribe to Henry Reider's YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/@Tuberculosis-l1jSurvivorHenry


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