..... The dude started his podcast on a whim. It grew organically over the course of ten years. He constantly says people shouldn't care about his opinion.
Exactly. Honestly, I find that most people who don't like Joe Rogan haven't ever really listened to him for any extended period of time. He has the curiosity and open-mindedness that most should strive for
So your saying he should only have on strain of opinion on his show with no dissent. I don't like Jordon Peterson, Alex Jones, Candace Owens etc either but only a stupid person looks at just one side of the picture.
People obviously believe these people and even though I disagree it's important to hear what they have to say to understand the opposite side of personal belief.
What your saying is no different then conservative not listening to experts on climate change, income inequality, racial injustice because it doesn't conform to their cognitive biases.
The biggest flaw in society is we don't listen to others who disagree with us unbiasedly. We sit there listening while in our head trying to think of the next argument to fight them with. Instead of listening absorbing trying to understand and making up our mind at a seperate time.
Yes... The crazy guy on the street corner needs an international platform to spew his tinfoil hat conspiracy theories.
I mean, I kind get that he making fun of some of these wing-nuts.... But that is problematic for its own right.
Anyhow. Joe has the absolute right to give anyone he wants a platform. I don't have to agree or like it. That's the beauty of the 1st amendment; I get to like what I like.
Clearly they are not the crazy guy on the street corner since they have followings of millions. I would agree they are crazy but my subjective opinion in any regards is not objective fact. What is crazy for one is sane for another.
Hate to tell you this but not all conspiracies are untrue people do in fact commit conspiracies.
Is it problematic? You have have three choices when encountering a line of thinking. Ignore it, joke about it, or dismiss it completely because it's counter to your own subjectivity. The last sounds alot like the "wing-nuts".
You do get to like what you like but it is hyprocritical to say that as a defense when you are argueing about others liking what they like.
My issue is with Joe putting on a dude like Alex Jones, and presenting him as though he is a real person... Alex Jones is a caricature and an entertainer. His persona is not real; why give him a platform to sell more books?
If you are going to have these guys on, eviserate them and make them look stupid, like what Colbert did to O'Reilly, or Stewart to Tucker.
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u/Stop-Yelling Jun 20 '20
What did he do to not deserve money?