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The discussions about Rogans social responsibility are just silly. He's an entertainer. People need to understand that. But his influence dropping, I'm not at

The discussions about Rogans social responsibility are just silly. He's an entertainer. People need to understand that. But his influence dropping, I'm not at all surprised. I used to follow him until he moved to Spotify. Now I only catch the occasional clip on Youtube. And I've actually forced myself to endure the awful spotify UI for some special episodes like Dave Chappelle. But otherwise I'd rather avoid that mess. It's truly awful. I don't see how Spotify won anything, as some in this thread are saying. Youtube still gives you maximum exposure, and for just a little more than what Spotify charges you get essentially the same music catalogue, AND youtube premium ad free. I can't deny that's a good deal to me. I haven't watched TV since 2010, Youtube has way too much content in truth.

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sureglymop 5y ago
Why are those discussions silly? He has an incredible amount of influence but he at times has for example insane conspiracy theorists on with absolutely zero considerations about how him "appearing" like a good friend to them will influence his audience. He always ponders to his guests, which makes sure that they trust him and open up. That might appear to be a good thing but it becomes a problem when you have people with insanely irrational and unscientific ideas on and don't put up disclaimers about their redderick. I'm not saying "cancel him", but I can totally understand why Spotify would want to remove some episodes... Personally I think it's sad, because he does have the conversational and interview skills to really get a lot of information out of his guests but he let his platform become a stage for insanity.
- INTPenis 5y ago
  Hey if you don't agree with him, just don't listen. But don't deny him his self expression when clearly he represents a lot of people who can relate. Enforcing some sort of social responsibility on him is indirectly denying him his self expression.
  - sureglymop 5y ago
    Let's not get into a debate here. I'm just criticizing him, which I'm allowed to do. I'm not enforcing anything on anyone, I guess me criticizing him is my self expression. :)

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sureglymop 5y ago

Why are those discussions silly? He has an incredible amount of influence but he at times has for example insane conspiracy theorists on with absolutely zero considerations about how him "appearing" like a good friend to them will influence his audience. He always ponders to his guests, which makes sure that they trust him and open up. That might appear to be a good thing but it becomes a problem when you have people with insanely irrational and unscientific ideas on and don't put up disclaimers about their redderick. I'm not saying "cancel him", but I can totally understand why Spotify would want to remove some episodes... Personally I think it's sad, because he does have the conversational and interview skills to really get a lot of information out of his guests but he let his platform become a stage for insanity.

INTPenis 5y ago
Hey if you don't agree with him, just don't listen. But don't deny him his self expression when clearly he represents a lot of people who can relate. Enforcing some sort of social responsibility on him is indirectly denying him his self expression.
- sureglymop 5y ago
  Let's not get into a debate here. I'm just criticizing him, which I'm allowed to do. I'm not enforcing anything on anyone, I guess me criticizing him is my self expression. :)