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Stop spending so much time being trolled by billionaire corps

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Re: Stop spending so much time being trolled by billionaire corps

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gorwell wrote: post #17
gilbetron wrote: post #5

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"Joe Rogan is Gwyneth Paltrow for men" is a spot on analogy I saw recently. If you want interesting science podcasts, at least do Lex Fridman!

Huh? Does Rogan run a shop selling trinkets and snake oil? He's a comedian chatting with people and sharing the discussion that you can choose to watch or not. The controversy around him is largely manufactured by a dying corporate media and ruling class threatened by unsanctioned voices. Speaking of being trolled by billionaires...

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Re: Stop spending so much time being trolled by billionaire corps

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Post by fshbbdssbbgdd »

gorwell wrote: post #17
gilbetron wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Joe Rogan is Gwyneth Paltrow for men" is a spot on analogy I saw recently. If you want interesting science podcasts, at least do Lex Fridman!

Huh? Does Rogan run a shop selling trinkets and snake oil? He's a comedian chatting with people and sharing the discussion that you can choose to watch or not. The controversy around him is largely manufactured by a dying corporate media and ruling class threatened by unsanctioned voices. Speaking of being trolled by billionaires...

I think ivermectin as treatment for a virus counts as snake oil.

Re: Stop spending so much time being trolled by billionaire corps

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Post by systemvoltage »

SpicyLemonZest wrote: post #11
toyg wrote: post #4

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Joe Rogan sits squarely at the intersection of "intelligent and curious people who don't vet their sources particularly well" and "batshit-insane folks looking for confirmation of their abhorrent views".

Joe Rogan's views are very... normal, almost surely closer to those of the typical person than yours or mine. I'm not gonna go around telling people what they can and can't abhor, but I do think it's important to acknowledge that you're in a strong cultural bubble if you're shocked by the things he says.

Also, watching his interviews doesn't mean you're a fan of Joe Rogan. Most of the time, I am interested in what the guest has to say and Joe rightfully shuts the fuck up and lets the interviewee talk - exactly what a host should do.

Re: Stop spending so much time being trolled by billionaire corps

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Post by deep-root »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #9
toyg wrote: post #4

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Joe Rogan sits squarely at the intersection of "intelligent and curious people who don't vet their sources particularly well" and "batshit-insane folks looking for confirmation of their abhorrent views".

Intelligence implies vetting one’s sources well.

Would think "educated" implies this, as intelligence is a raw faculty.

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Post by VanTheBrand »

gorwell wrote: post #17
gilbetron wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Joe Rogan is Gwyneth Paltrow for men" is a spot on analogy I saw recently. If you want interesting science podcasts, at least do Lex Fridman!

Huh? Does Rogan run a shop selling trinkets and snake oil? He's a comedian chatting with people and sharing the discussion that you can choose to watch or not. The controversy around him is largely manufactured by a dying corporate media and ruling class threatened by unsanctioned voices. Speaking of being trolled by billionaires...

He makes and sells Alpha Brain and other “supplements” through the company he co-founded Onnit. He’s very much in the snake oil business. https://www.onnit.com/pro-team/

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Post by __john »

gorwell wrote: post #17
gilbetron wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Joe Rogan is Gwyneth Paltrow for men" is a spot on analogy I saw recently. If you want interesting science podcasts, at least do Lex Fridman!

Huh? Does Rogan run a shop selling trinkets and snake oil? He's a comedian chatting with people and sharing the discussion that you can choose to watch or not. The controversy around him is largely manufactured by a dying corporate media and ruling class threatened by unsanctioned voices. Speaking of being trolled by billionaires...

Doesn't Rogan get more views than most cable news anchors?

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Post by eevilspock »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #9
toyg wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Joe Rogan sits squarely at the intersection of "intelligent and curious people who don't vet their sources particularly well" and "batshit-insane folks looking for confirmation of their abhorrent views".

Intelligence implies vetting one’s sources well.

no. it depends on your motives. if it's just building an audience to make money or fame, vetting sources doesn't matter, and may even be counterproductive. sad truths about our current culture.

Re: Stop spending so much time being trolled by billionaire corps

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Post by razzimatazz »

sergiotapia wrote: post #7
gilbetron wrote: post #5

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"Joe Rogan is Gwyneth Paltrow for men" is a spot on analogy I saw recently. If you want interesting science podcasts, at least do Lex Fridman!

I've seen about 30 joe rogan podcasts over the years as background noise during some dark souls runs - not once does the guy present himself as an expert. if anything he just brings on people who are experts and asks them a bunch of questions. why the hard-on from twitterinas that want to shit on the show because he interviews people accused of "wrongthink"?

I enjoy that he asks the stupid questions (or the questions that I would feel too self-conscious to ask) of those experts. It is such an excellent contrast to a stale interview with prepared topics and nothing natural to it.

It's easy to shit on the show for being a bro-science quackery discussion, not worthy of smart people listening to it or being guests on it. And as we all notice just how popular the show is, anything bad about it (it has plenty of that) becomes a good reason to want it _shut_ _down_

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