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Well, first of all I'm not an American so that may very well be why we think differently about this. But I agree with you, except that the audience for a podca
by sureglymop 5y ago
Well, first of all I'm not an American so that may very well be why we think differently about this.
But I agree with you, except that the audience for a podcast like this may be comprised of first time watchers, kids and young adults etc. who don't know the guest yet. The reach and influence is big enough that the podcast is mainstream, which means this is almost certainly the case. But yeah, maybe Alex Jones was a bad example, Rogan regularly platforms people who are much less known but have much more insane ideas too.
We just have to be aware that what is just entertainment to us might very well be dangerous in ways we haven't really explored. I'm not advocating for censorship, I just said that maybe certain "disclaimers" are needed.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoI’ll admit that the original appeal of Joe Rogan’s podcast to me was playing the new episode without knowing anything about the guest and trying to figure out if the guest actually knew what they were talking about or if they were full of shit and spinning tales. A game with myself to separate the übermensch from the charlatans. I guess if someone grows up thinking that information is reliable just because they heard it on the radio, well, they missed out on some sage advice somewhere along the line.