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Why are people so negative? I get that it is possible for people to dislike his style or find his voice triggering. What I don’t get is what those people get ou

Why are people so negative? I get that it is possible for people to dislike his style or find his voice triggering. What I don’t get is what those people get out of pointing this out. Especially when others have already done this.

jcims 6y ago
I'd love to hear an actual study on this kind of phenomenon. For some reason he really triggers people on two primary fronts, his 'monotone' manner of speaking, and the simplistic and philosophical questions he adds to every conversation. There's a third but relatively small cohort that seem to be experiencing some kind of transitive distrust from his previous encounters with Joe Rogan and/or Elon Musk. I get not liking his or any other podcast. I don't get the need to belittle the dude or enter into some weird conspirational thinking about his motivations.
harryVic 6y ago
People who have nothing going on their lives like to be so angry on the internet. Lex is a 34 year old who teaches at MIT and gets to live a popular life earning money interviewing celebrities and scientists. I love listening to him and his style of working.
chubot 6y ago
Also I recommend just giving it a chance. To be honest, I disilked his first podcasts. I turned them off even though they had guests I really liked (Guido van Rossum, etc.) But now I watch his podcast all the time, and I've gotten a lot out of it. I agree with others in that he doesn't try to make himself the focus of the conversation, and that's a good quality in an interviewer. He makes his subjects comfortable enough to talk freely, to say things I haven't heard elsewhere over 1-2 hours, and that is an incredible and valuable skill.
zadaSahib 6y ago
Yes, it is quite sad. I didn't know a voice could be so triggering to people until I went on this thread. It's really not something I place much importance on, so I was surprised to see this. Lex, if you're reading this by any chance, please keep up the great work. There are a lot more people who love what you're doing than those who don't! :)

jcims 6y ago

I'd love to hear an actual study on this kind of phenomenon. For some reason he really triggers people on two primary fronts, his 'monotone' manner of speaking, and the simplistic and philosophical questions he adds to every conversation. There's a third but relatively small cohort that seem to be experiencing some kind of transitive distrust from his previous encounters with Joe Rogan and/or Elon Musk. I get not liking his or any other podcast. I don't get the need to belittle the dude or enter into some weird conspirational thinking about his motivations.

harryVic 6y ago

People who have nothing going on their lives like to be so angry on the internet. Lex is a 34 year old who teaches at MIT and gets to live a popular life earning money interviewing celebrities and scientists. I love listening to him and his style of working.

chubot 6y ago

Also I recommend just giving it a chance. To be honest, I disilked his first podcasts. I turned them off even though they had guests I really liked (Guido van Rossum, etc.) But now I watch his podcast all the time, and I've gotten a lot out of it. I agree with others in that he doesn't try to make himself the focus of the conversation, and that's a good quality in an interviewer. He makes his subjects comfortable enough to talk freely, to say things I haven't heard elsewhere over 1-2 hours, and that is an incredible and valuable skill.

zadaSahib 6y ago

Yes, it is quite sad. I didn't know a voice could be so triggering to people until I went on this thread. It's really not something I place much importance on, so I was surprised to see this. Lex, if you're reading this by any chance, please keep up the great work. There are a lot more people who love what you're doing than those who don't! :)