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First, I think the Lazar example says to me that he's not merely naive - it takes effort to not ask someone like that basic questions. Second, the thing with n

First, I think the Lazar example says to me that he's not merely naive - it takes effort to not ask someone like that basic questions. Second, the thing with national level news isn't just that people are "uptight". It's that there are many professional and well-practiced liars out there eager for a softball venue (people less obvious than Lazar usually). These sorts of people make significant money from their deceptions and Rogan is an enabler of this stuff, making vast amounts of money himself. Edit: and just on the question of Rogan's evolution. Just by Wikipedia's bio, I'd say he didn't start with small nuts and graduate to fronting professional conmen. Rather, he started MMA chat, built to national level and then moved laterally to interviewing people saying "hypothetically true" things about the world in generally.

towaway15463 4y ago
By his own admission he only continues the podcast because he wants to continue talking to people he finds interesting. He already has fuck you money and multiple lucrative careers so he hardly needs it as a job. He isn’t beholden to anyone and he isn’t doing it for the benefit of anyone else. It’s his platform so what he says goes. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to listen to it and you’re welcome to build your own to get your personal views out there like millions of other people have.
- mint2 4y ago
  >By his own admission he only continues the podcast because he wants to continue talking to people he finds interesting. He already has fuck you money Hold up, think about what that statements means. 1. Let’s take the guy’s word at face value who is totally okay helping spread deception. 2. And the rich person says he’s not continuing to do “action that made him rich” because he wants even more money, but because he enjoys it. Should that statement really be taken at face value given the context and the claim? JR giving dubious theories a friendly platform is extremely harmful if his listeners are buying those arguments and repeating them.
briHass 4y ago
Personally, I like when I can listen to an interview/podcast where the host isn't trying to 'gotcha' the guest or trying to prove how smart they are. Rogan can go on some boring/unrelated tangents, but he's one of the best in the business at letting his guests dig themselves in whatever hole they're going to dig. I listened to that interview, with no background on Lazar or UFO-aficionados in general, and it seemed pretty clear he was full of it. I'm able to make my own decisions without the host telling me how I should think about the guest or needlessly arguing with someone they ostensibly brought on in good faith.

towaway15463 4y ago

By his own admission he only continues the podcast because he wants to continue talking to people he finds interesting. He already has fuck you money and multiple lucrative careers so he hardly needs it as a job. He isn’t beholden to anyone and he isn’t doing it for the benefit of anyone else. It’s his platform so what he says goes. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to listen to it and you’re welcome to build your own to get your personal views out there like millions of other people have.

mint2 4y ago
>By his own admission he only continues the podcast because he wants to continue talking to people he finds interesting. He already has fuck you money Hold up, think about what that statements means. 1. Let’s take the guy’s word at face value who is totally okay helping spread deception. 2. And the rich person says he’s not continuing to do “action that made him rich” because he wants even more money, but because he enjoys it. Should that statement really be taken at face value given the context and the claim? JR giving dubious theories a friendly platform is extremely harmful if his listeners are buying those arguments and repeating them.

briHass 4y ago

Personally, I like when I can listen to an interview/podcast where the host isn't trying to 'gotcha' the guest or trying to prove how smart they are. Rogan can go on some boring/unrelated tangents, but he's one of the best in the business at letting his guests dig themselves in whatever hole they're going to dig. I listened to that interview, with no background on Lazar or UFO-aficionados in general, and it seemed pretty clear he was full of it. I'm able to make my own decisions without the host telling me how I should think about the guest or needlessly arguing with someone they ostensibly brought on in good faith.