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People don't want to be informed. They want to be entertained.
by nabla9 5y ago
People don't want to be informed. They want to be entertained.
- nomorecommas 5y agoThat's probably why they tune in to Rogan.
- hnburnsy 5y agoI am a fan of the long form interview talking to the guests for 2-3 hours versus what seems like 3-4 minutes on CNN\FOX\MSNBC\CNBC. Also the variety of guests and the diversity of their backgrounds keeps me entertained. Any suggestions on a Joe Rogan alternatives? Already listening to Lex Fridman.
- dqpb 5y agoMaking Sense podcast by Sam Harris is pretty good, although he posts much less frequently than Lex Fridman.
- redisman 5y agoConversations with Tyler, The Portal (seems dead now)
- verdverm 5y agoNot necessarily interviews, but The Good Fellows have interesting and nuanced discussions between an economist, historian, and a former general.
- hnburnsy 5y agoThank you will check it out.
- skinnymuch 5y agoRogan guests aren’t as diverse as the general hype for his podcast indicates. The number of right leaning guests is so much more than left leaning guests. Unless things have changed, even far right guests are equal to or more than left guests. This is only a portion of Rogan guests of course. Not all are political, in any way. Though guests like MMA ones don’t have much to do with CNN/FOX/MANBC/CNN since that’s not something they really cover.
- sweetbitter 5y agoThen it should not be surprising what occurs here- legacy media are certainly not media used to inform.
- skinnymuch 5y agoWho is this aimed at? Rogan and legacy media viewers? It can’t just be legacy media viewers
- errantmind 5y agoOr, perhaps, they want both