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People hate on him because he's an excellent host, and his lack of "outrage" on controversial topics goes against the fiber of their beings.

bananocurrency 7y ago
Ah yes, people dislike him because he's too good! Not because he enables nationalists for revenue and prods conspiracy theories. No way! He's just an average Joe like us! Him hosting Fear Factor reminded me of my reality TV hosting days.
- quantdev 7y ago
  Why shouldn't we hear what nationalists have to say? Who gets to decide what is a conspiracy theory? They're not all as simply false as flat earth. Keto in the low-fat 90s would have been a conspiracy theory and a culture of censorship would have killed it. We need many groups of people believing different things and civilly arguing for what's correct. We don't need de-platforming or cancelling - that can only lead to groupthink and groupthink is incredibly dangerous: see the housing crisis or the Nazis.
drngdds 7y ago
What you call a "lack of outrage on controversial topics" would be more accurately called "unwillingness to seriously challenge the terrible ideas he gives a platform to"
- proc0 7y ago
  His job is not to challenge his guest's ideas, it is precisely to give them a platform. Weak people are afraid of ideas and thus dislike this very notion.
  - quantdev 7y ago
    Agreed. I don't want to see hosts challenging their guests' ideas. I appreciate Sean Carrol's physics podcasts for exactly the same reason: he doesn't always agree with his guest's interpretation of quantum mechanics or understanding of consciousness, but he does not argue with them - he helps them present their best case. If you want to see guests arguing with their hosts, well that's a form of entertainment you can get on cable.
  - smacktoward 7y ago
    > Weak people are afraid of ideas And weak guests advocating weak ideas are afraid of hosts who will challenge them. So I guess Rogan's show is the ideal venue for them.
kharak 7y ago
Excellently put. He's the perfect host for me. Just presenting and exploring thoughts and ideas.

bananocurrency 7y ago

Ah yes, people dislike him because he's too good! Not because he enables nationalists for revenue and prods conspiracy theories. No way! He's just an average Joe like us! Him hosting Fear Factor reminded me of my reality TV hosting days.

quantdev 7y ago
Why shouldn't we hear what nationalists have to say? Who gets to decide what is a conspiracy theory? They're not all as simply false as flat earth. Keto in the low-fat 90s would have been a conspiracy theory and a culture of censorship would have killed it. We need many groups of people believing different things and civilly arguing for what's correct. We don't need de-platforming or cancelling - that can only lead to groupthink and groupthink is incredibly dangerous: see the housing crisis or the Nazis.

drngdds 7y ago

What you call a "lack of outrage on controversial topics" would be more accurately called "unwillingness to seriously challenge the terrible ideas he gives a platform to"

proc0 7y ago
His job is not to challenge his guest's ideas, it is precisely to give them a platform. Weak people are afraid of ideas and thus dislike this very notion.
- quantdev 7y ago
  Agreed. I don't want to see hosts challenging their guests' ideas. I appreciate Sean Carrol's physics podcasts for exactly the same reason: he doesn't always agree with his guest's interpretation of quantum mechanics or understanding of consciousness, but he does not argue with them - he helps them present their best case. If you want to see guests arguing with their hosts, well that's a form of entertainment you can get on cable.
- smacktoward 7y ago
  > Weak people are afraid of ideas And weak guests advocating weak ideas are afraid of hosts who will challenge them. So I guess Rogan's show is the ideal venue for them.

kharak 7y ago

Excellently put. He's the perfect host for me. Just presenting and exploring thoughts and ideas.