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I’ve never really watched Joe Rogan and haven’t followed the current controversy, but I was surprised when Spotify signed his big deal because I knew enough to

I’ve never really watched Joe Rogan and haven’t followed the current controversy, but I was surprised when Spotify signed his big deal because I knew enough to know he was polarizing. Did Spotify know what they were buying?

hirundo 6y ago
They had over a thousand episodes to watch and he hasn't changed since the deal.
- donmcronald 6y ago
  I meant that in the context of wondering if Spotify got lazy and didn’t assess it properly.
  - darepublic 6y ago
    More likely it's a calculated risk imo. With some internal company politics thrown in for good measure.
manigandham 6y ago
The people who made the decision were probably focused more on the popularity and potential revenue than worrying about the content because it's already been widely available for years. That's also why the backlash is strange and unexpected since the content hasn't changed, just the hosting platform.
bassman9000 6y ago
never really watched knew enough to know he was polarizing
mikewarot 6y ago
How did you know he was polarizing? Did you know why? Did you care? When someone gets labeled "polarizing" I tend to check it out and decide for myself, because those are the people with the most interesting ideas.
- donmcronald 6y ago
  The only thing you really need to do to be polarizing these days is bring up any topic that’s been politicized. I guess it would be more accurate to say his show covers polarizing topics. Even though I don’t watch his show I’ve seen enough internet fights about it that I know it’s not easy, safe, PC content. You seem to think I was saying he’s bad or something, which I wasn’t.
  - BTCOG 6y ago
    But it is apparent that you are commenting, just to comment. Why comment if you have no knowledge of the topic at hand? Is being totally fair and rational about any topic "polarizing?"
m463 6y ago
polarizing and clickbait might be synonyms.
koonsolo 6y ago
The less you know, the easier it is to have a strong opinion.
ryathal 6y ago
They knew. People like polarizing, that's why Howard Stern got an absurd pay check to go to XM way back.
BTCOG 6y ago
There literally is no controversy. It's more like 20-30 people screaming loudly that they aren't getting their way. If you listened to the podcasts the past few months/years you'd notice nothing. Unless it's a controversy that a very small handful of individuals wish to censor Joe Rogan's 2k+ hours of podcast episodes because they truly believe they have some right to do so. It's absolutely insane to me personally that anyone could try to stick the label "polarizing" to Joe Rogan, as it shows they don't know what they're talking about. He is dead in the center and purely logical to topics. He has an open mind, can listen and be kind to any person from any walk of life, and he leans towards being pretty progressive. I think it shows when someone tries to label him in such a way that they both admittedly don't know enough about him to make such classification, and that they wish to label him to signal they are in some camp or don't agree with a certain thing he has said. It's totally absurd. He is one of the kindest human beings on this planet, bar none. If he is labeled unfairly and tarred and feathered, there is virtually no hope for humanity.

hirundo 6y ago

They had over a thousand episodes to watch and he hasn't changed since the deal.

donmcronald 6y ago
I meant that in the context of wondering if Spotify got lazy and didn’t assess it properly.
- darepublic 6y ago
  More likely it's a calculated risk imo. With some internal company politics thrown in for good measure.

manigandham 6y ago

The people who made the decision were probably focused more on the popularity and potential revenue than worrying about the content because it's already been widely available for years. That's also why the backlash is strange and unexpected since the content hasn't changed, just the hosting platform.

bassman9000 6y ago

never really watched knew enough to know he was polarizing

mikewarot 6y ago

How did you know he was polarizing? Did you know why? Did you care? When someone gets labeled "polarizing" I tend to check it out and decide for myself, because those are the people with the most interesting ideas.

donmcronald 6y ago
The only thing you really need to do to be polarizing these days is bring up any topic that’s been politicized. I guess it would be more accurate to say his show covers polarizing topics. Even though I don’t watch his show I’ve seen enough internet fights about it that I know it’s not easy, safe, PC content. You seem to think I was saying he’s bad or something, which I wasn’t.
- BTCOG 6y ago
  But it is apparent that you are commenting, just to comment. Why comment if you have no knowledge of the topic at hand? Is being totally fair and rational about any topic "polarizing?"

m463 6y ago

polarizing and clickbait might be synonyms.

koonsolo 6y ago

The less you know, the easier it is to have a strong opinion.

ryathal 6y ago

They knew. People like polarizing, that's why Howard Stern got an absurd pay check to go to XM way back.

BTCOG 6y ago

There literally is no controversy. It's more like 20-30 people screaming loudly that they aren't getting their way. If you listened to the podcasts the past few months/years you'd notice nothing. Unless it's a controversy that a very small handful of individuals wish to censor Joe Rogan's 2k+ hours of podcast episodes because they truly believe they have some right to do so. It's absolutely insane to me personally that anyone could try to stick the label "polarizing" to Joe Rogan, as it shows they don't know what they're talking about. He is dead in the center and purely logical to topics. He has an open mind, can listen and be kind to any person from any walk of life, and he leans towards being pretty progressive. I think it shows when someone tries to label him in such a way that they both admittedly don't know enough about him to make such classification, and that they wish to label him to signal they are in some camp or don't agree with a certain thing he has said. It's totally absurd. He is one of the kindest human beings on this planet, bar none. If he is labeled unfairly and tarred and feathered, there is virtually no hope for humanity.