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Joe Rogan doesn't move culture by himself. It doesn't matter how many presidential candidates he talks to, he has had multiple guests on his show that have alr

by slg 6y ago

Joe Rogan doesn't move culture by himself. It doesn't matter how many presidential candidates he talks to, he has had multiple guests on his show that have already been kicked off mainstream platforms like Twitter, Youtube, and Facebook. I guarantee there will be controversy for Spotify if Rogan continues to have on this type of guest in the future.

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
There will surely be controversy for Spotify now, given that Rogan has had such guests in the past. I could be overly optimistic, but I would guess that means that people at Spotify have considered the issue and decided they're okay with it. (And I'm sure you know this, but I think we should be explicit about it in this context: Joe Rogan is extraordinarily popular, with JRE being one of the most followed podcasts in the country. He's not some niche voice that Spotify could have failed to do due diligence on or silence without expecting blowback.)
fewfewf 6y ago
Uhh... no. The reality is YouTube, Twitter and Facebook's censorship do not actually line up with mainstream. People _know_ Alex Jokes is mental, but they still want to hear him talk.
- slg 6y ago
  >The poll showed 61 percent of registered voters surveyed believed Jones, who spreads unfounded conspiracy theories through his radio show Infowars, should be banned from the sites of tech companies https://thehill.com/homenews/media/403772-majority-of-americans-believe-alex-jones-should-be-banned-from-social-media https://thehill.com/homenews/media/403772-majority-of-americ...
stOneskull 6y ago
if they try and control who he can have on and what they talk about, i hope rogan gives them a good 'fuck you!'
lawnchair_larry 6y ago
Nonsense. Nobody cares about the fact that he is willing to have a conversation with just about anyone, except the whiny cancel culture twitter mob. We need more conversations with people we don’t (think we) like.
- rorykoehler 6y ago
  His conversations are like empty calories. No substance. No hard questions. 100% ego stroking. His podcast is basically an advertorial. It’s painful to watch.
  - afiori 6y ago
    His podcast is about getting to know the guests, it is not meant to be an adversarial interview.
    - rorykoehler 6y ago
      Hard questions are how you get to know someone.
      - afiori 6y ago
        There many ways to do that, the format Rogan chose is to try and let each guest feel at ease and let them properly explain their stances. Rogan's role is then to play the audience role in the conversation, asking question/clarifications. What rogan usually does not do for example is to bring up controversies about his guests.
      - manigandham 6y ago
        Letting them talk for hours also works.
  - blaser-waffle 6y ago
    And what of it? JRE has routinely had both sides of debates on -- equal opportunity ego stroking.

by slg 6y ago

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago

There will surely be controversy for Spotify now, given that Rogan has had such guests in the past. I could be overly optimistic, but I would guess that means that people at Spotify have considered the issue and decided they're okay with it. (And I'm sure you know this, but I think we should be explicit about it in this context: Joe Rogan is extraordinarily popular, with JRE being one of the most followed podcasts in the country. He's not some niche voice that Spotify could have failed to do due diligence on or silence without expecting blowback.)

fewfewf 6y ago

Uhh... no. The reality is YouTube, Twitter and Facebook's censorship do not actually line up with mainstream. People _know_ Alex Jokes is mental, but they still want to hear him talk.

slg 6y ago
>The poll showed 61 percent of registered voters surveyed believed Jones, who spreads unfounded conspiracy theories through his radio show Infowars, should be banned from the sites of tech companies https://thehill.com/homenews/media/403772-majority-of-americans-believe-alex-jones-should-be-banned-from-social-media https://thehill.com/homenews/media/403772-majority-of-americ...

stOneskull 6y ago

if they try and control who he can have on and what they talk about, i hope rogan gives them a good 'fuck you!'

lawnchair_larry 6y ago

Nonsense. Nobody cares about the fact that he is willing to have a conversation with just about anyone, except the whiny cancel culture twitter mob. We need more conversations with people we don’t (think we) like.

rorykoehler 6y ago
His conversations are like empty calories. No substance. No hard questions. 100% ego stroking. His podcast is basically an advertorial. It’s painful to watch.
- afiori 6y ago
  His podcast is about getting to know the guests, it is not meant to be an adversarial interview.
  - rorykoehler 6y ago
    Hard questions are how you get to know someone.
    - afiori 6y ago
      There many ways to do that, the format Rogan chose is to try and let each guest feel at ease and let them properly explain their stances. Rogan's role is then to play the audience role in the conversation, asking question/clarifications. What rogan usually does not do for example is to bring up controversies about his guests.
    - manigandham 6y ago
      Letting them talk for hours also works.
- blaser-waffle 6y ago
  And what of it? JRE has routinely had both sides of debates on -- equal opportunity ego stroking.