I find the podcast entertaining but don’t ever tell people I enjoy it. Kind of like when I was younger and loved Green Day but wouldn’t cop to it because they were viewed as sellouts. Guilty pleasures.
I recently saw an article that said if a man says on a date he listens to Joe Rogan, the woman sees it as a red flag. ??? Why would this be bad?
That's funny, because I would see it as a red flag if a woman I was on a date with said she thought a guy listening to Joe Rogan was a red flag.
Fair enough if you don't like Joe Rogan or his podcast, but the people who are so triggered by Rogan that they would actually consider it a "red flag" if they found out you listened to his podcast are most likely crazies and you should run away.
I recently saw an article that said if a man says on a date he listens to Joe Rogan, the woman sees it as a red flag. ??? Why would this be bad?
He does spread a lot of conspiracy theories and pretend to be smart while at the same time having roughly the analytical ability of a 5 year old. If someone is entertained by him, chances are they are pretty dumb. People (who I now actively avoid) have sent me clips of his and it was a painful couple minutes before I couldn’t even take it. Like being sober and trying to listen to a really high/drunk person.
I recently saw an article that said if a man says on a date he listens to Joe Rogan, the woman sees it as a red flag. ??? Why would this be bad?
He does spread a lot of conspiracy theories and pretend to be smart while at the same time having roughly the analytical ability of a 5 year old. If someone is entertained by him, chances are they are pretty dumb. People (who I now actively avoid) have sent me clips of his and it was a painful couple minutes before I couldn’t even take it. Like being sober and trying to listen to a really high/drunk person.
You watched a few clips, then decided that he's stupid?
Joe Rogan is the most famous podcaster because he recognized that many people were sick of listening to media and news stories that were about one-upping an opponent and/or creating clickbait. Joe Rogan talks to his guests for several hours and tries to understand them, usually without judgement. He seriously entertains points of view that are dismissed as crazy and conspiracy-laden. The willingness to listen to and understand multiple viewpoints and truth claims is a liberal process. Most things that most people have said over most of history are wrong, including the things that most of us would strongly defend as the truth right now. That's what makes current categories such as "false information" and "misinformation" so toxic. They are concepts meant to shut down our democratic knowledge-producing system and replace it with top-down "truth" dictates. The messy process of sorting through competing truth claims--modeled by Joe Rogan in his efforts to listen to and understand a wide range of guests--has historically led people to have more accurate, though still flawed, understandings of the world around us. This system/disposition has let to incredible discoveries and has been a remarkably effective peacekeeping strategy.
This newish (though actually very old) idea that we should muzzle the so-called conspiracy theorists and only let the annointed wise people tell us what truth is is wrongheaded and authoritarian.
The notion that nobody should listen to Joe Rogan because he's stupid is the precise inverse of the most effective truth-seeking system humans ever created.
The notion that nobody should listen to Joe Rogan because he's stupid is the precise inverse of the most effective truth-seeking system humans ever created.
The most effective truth-seeking system humans ever created is science. There is nothing scientific about giving a platform to conspiracy theorists. Science relies on evidence found in novel testable predictions. Rogan's a snakeoi ... I mean ... daily focus supplement salesman. That's all you need to know about Joe Rogan and how he relates to the "most effective truth-seeking system humans ever created."
He does spread a lot of conspiracy theories and pretend to be smart while at the same time having roughly the analytical ability of a 5 year old. If someone is entertained by him, chances are they are pretty dumb. People (who I now actively avoid) have sent me clips of his and it was a painful couple minutes before I couldn’t even take it. Like being sober and trying to listen to a really high/drunk person.
You watched a few clips, then decided that he's stupid?
Joe Rogan is the most famous podcaster because he recognized that many people were sick of listening to media and news stories that were about one-upping an opponent and/or creating clickbait. Joe Rogan talks to his guests for several hours and tries to understand them, usually without judgement. He seriously entertains points of view that are dismissed as crazy and conspiracy-laden. The willingness to listen to and understand multiple viewpoints and truth claims is a liberal process. Most things that most people have said over most of history are wrong, including the things that most of us would strongly defend as the truth right now. That's what makes current categories such as "false information" and "misinformation" so toxic. They are concepts meant to shut down our democratic knowledge-producing system and replace it with top-down "truth" dictates. The messy process of sorting through competing truth claims--modeled by Joe Rogan in his efforts to listen to and understand a wide range of guests--has historically led people to have more accurate, though still flawed, understandings of the world around us. This system/disposition has let to incredible discoveries and has been a remarkably effective peacekeeping strategy.
This newish (though actually very old) idea that we should muzzle the so-called conspiracy theorists and only let the annointed wise people tell us what truth is is wrongheaded and authoritarian.
The notion that nobody should listen to Joe Rogan because he's stupid is the precise inverse of the most effective truth-seeking system humans ever created.
Not a Joe Rogan fan, neutral on him and wary of his bro-science and pot stirring, but this is an incredible explanation of why he is successful in growing such a large following, and is important to have in that industry.
Having said that, I don't have time to listen to that and will stick to Letsrun podcasts, with an occasional TedTalk thrown in if I'm traveling.
You watched a few clips, then decided that he's stupid?
Joe Rogan is the most famous podcaster because he recognized that many people were sick of listening to media and news stories that were about one-upping an opponent and/or creating clickbait. Joe Rogan talks to his guests for several hours and tries to understand them, usually without judgement. He seriously entertains points of view that are dismissed as crazy and conspiracy-laden. The willingness to listen to and understand multiple viewpoints and truth claims is a liberal process. Most things that most people have said over most of history are wrong, including the things that most of us would strongly defend as the truth right now. That's what makes current categories such as "false information" and "misinformation" so toxic. They are concepts meant to shut down our democratic knowledge-producing system and replace it with top-down "truth" dictates. The messy process of sorting through competing truth claims--modeled by Joe Rogan in his efforts to listen to and understand a wide range of guests--has historically led people to have more accurate, though still flawed, understandings of the world around us. This system/disposition has let to incredible discoveries and has been a remarkably effective peacekeeping strategy.
This newish (though actually very old) idea that we should muzzle the so-called conspiracy theorists and only let the annointed wise people tell us what truth is is wrongheaded and authoritarian.
The notion that nobody should listen to Joe Rogan because he's stupid is the precise inverse of the most effective truth-seeking system humans ever created.
I fat thumbed the down vote button. I was trying to upvote your excellent post.
I recently saw an article that said if a man says on a date he listens to Joe Rogan, the woman sees it as a red flag. ??? Why would this be bad?
He does spread a lot of conspiracy theories and pretend to be smart while at the same time having roughly the analytical ability of a 5 year old. If someone is entertained by him, chances are they are pretty dumb. People (who I now actively avoid) have sent me clips of his and it was a painful couple minutes before I couldn’t even take it. Like being sober and trying to listen to a really high/drunk person.
+1 The conspiracy theories don’t particularly bother me as their frequency isn’t that high and he really doesn’t come across as someone whose primary agenda is conspiracy theory to me, but the whole format of plodding along conversation for hours is just an insult to busy people’s intelligence. There’s little of value I’d learn for the time. There are so many other outlets from where I can assimilate news or information about current interest topics more efficiently and with smarter analysis.
I recently saw an article that said if a man says on a date he listens to Joe Rogan, the woman sees it as a red flag. ??? Why would this be bad?
It’s like watching Friends or admitting to it. Nothing fundamentally wrong with it, but you will be judged by some people, rightfully so, especially if you actually enjoy it.
Rogan is quite popular with incels. His audience is much more than just that demographic, but the fact that incels find comfort there is food for thought.