This has to be viewed in the broader context of the censorship wars, and it has to be understood that EVERY major distribution platform is now owned/controlled/

This has to be viewed in the broader context of the censorship wars, and it has to be understood that EVERY major distribution platform is now owned/controlled/censored EXCEPT podcasts. One of the only places in the world left that is mainstream and uncensored is audio podcasting. Joe Rogan is public enemy #1, not necessarily for his content, but because he represents the largest and last stumbling block to full censorship and control. When Joe falls, the precedent is set, and all the other players in the podcast sphere are wiped out and censored within a matter of weeks and months. You might say podcasts are uncensorable by nature, but that's just not true. They have been walled off and monetised, and that's a problem. Contractually and for owning your listeners. And even if someone wants to host a podcast oldschool, RSS style, that's not going to fly. Most hosting services and payment processors feel they have to the right to not host content they don't agree with. Ultimately Neil Young is just a loser pawn in a bigger game. A useful idiot if you will, because he will never live up to the standard he is advocating for if he lives another decade. But he gets what he wants: social justice points. I just hope the investors in his catalog sue him for lost profits. Anyway, make no mistake, this is the opening salvo, not game set match.