Joe Rogan quits YouTube for Spotify.

[lambrini]

Who the fuck is Joe Rogan anyway??

A shit comedian, but a brilliant interviewer (at times).

Didn't realise until I watched it for the first time recently just how bad his stand up is. Basically dick jokes and frat boy humour.

When he has a compelling guest on his podcast it's fantastic. Bit hit and miss though and really don't care for the MMA/conspiracy theorist stuff. Joey Diaz is fantastic though.

+1

This clip, tho

[lambrini]

Who the fuck is Joe Rogan anyway??

A shit comedian, but a brilliant interviewer (at times).

Didn't realise until I watched it for the first time recently just how bad his stand up is. Basically dick jokes and frat boy humour.

When he has a compelling guest on his podcast it's fantastic. Bit hit and miss though and really don't care for the MMA/conspiracy theorist stuff. Joey Diaz is fantastic though.

He does long-form interviews which are nice, but the ratio of half-wit to hero is pretty bad so you have to pick and choose which ones to listen to. I think it's fair to say that his podcast has sparked off other long-form podcasts that wouldn't have existed without him.

+1

His long, open and questioning format reminds me of the way interviews used to be.
Unfortunately, I think the Spotify collab – selling his soul, so to speak – was a bad move.

[Vespa]

His long, open and questioning format reminds me of the way interviews used to be.
Unfortunately, I think the Spotify collab – selling his soul, so to speak – was a bad move.

I think Rogan jumped the shark when it continued to platform Alex Jones after he started the conspiracy theory that the parents of the 20 small children murdered at Sandy Hook were really actors pretending their kids had been murdered. This led to years of abuse for those parents including loons picketing their houses.

Jones even used Rogan's platform to forward part of his defence which was that Alex Jones was a comedy character.

When you start platforming people that have orchestrated the harassment of the families of murdered six year olds you've crossed the line from 'cool conversation' to 'how many clicks can I get for this'

After that I was a lot less interested in his output.

[lambrini]

Regarding misinformation, unfortunately, in recent times, the term has become blurred with opinion. There's a difference between spreading lies and propaganda and promoting various opinions on multiple subjects. To my mind, Joe aims to achieve the latter. Why shouldn't we hear different views on COVID, climate change, identity politics and other current affairs?

In the 90s, Christopher Hitchens accused Mother Teresa, an untouchable saintly figure at the time, of being a corrupt fanatic. His views triggered the Catholic community and virtuous celebrities alike. Was he branded as a spreader of misinformation and silenced? I doubt it.

Strange times, my dudes.

[JudgeTedd]

Regarding misinformation, unfortunately, in recent times, the term has become blurred with opinion. There's a difference between spreading lies and propaganda and promoting various opinions on multiple subjects. To my mind, Joe aims to achieve the latter. Why shouldn't we hear different views on COVID, climate change, identity politics and other current affairs?

In the 90s, Christopher Hitchens accused Mother Teresa, an untouchable saintly figure at the time, of being a corrupt fanatic. His views triggered the Catholic community and virtuous celebrities alike. Was he branded as a spreader of misinformation and silenced? I doubt it.

Strange times, my dudes.

Hearing different views and opinions on various subjects is important. However, it’s important to know what experience/qualifications/connections the person giving the opinion has. Would you want to hear about COVID from has-been pop stars or a doctor who has a clinic specialising in breathing? Similarly with climate change, from someone employed by a big oil company etc?

What you end up with is some attention seeking wazzock saying all sorts of nonsense. Which is not good for anyone.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Regarding misinformation, unfortunately, in recent times, the term has become blurred with opinion. There's a difference between spreading lies and propaganda and promoting various opinions on multiple subjects. To my mind, Joe aims to achieve the latter. Why shouldn't we hear different views on COVID, climate change, identity politics and other current affairs?

In the 90s, Christopher Hitchens accused Mother Teresa, an untouchable saintly figure at the time, of being a corrupt fanatic. His views triggered the Catholic community and virtuous celebrities alike. Was he branded as a spreader of misinformation and silenced? I doubt it.

Strange times, my dudes.

Kudos on return to form after a couple of difficult days posting MeinLammz

[lambrini]

Regarding misinformation, unfortunately, in recent times, the term has become blurred with opinion. There's a difference between spreading lies and propaganda and promoting various opinions on multiple subjects. To my mind, Joe aims to achieve the latter. Why shouldn't we hear different views on COVID, climate change, identity politics and other current affairs?

In the 90s, Christopher Hitchens accused Mother Teresa, an untouchable saintly figure at the time, of being a corrupt fanatic. His views triggered the Catholic community and virtuous celebrities alike. Was he branded as a spreader of misinformation and silenced? I doubt it.

Strange times, my dudes.

Hearing different views and opinions on various subjects is important. However, it’s important to know what experience/qualifications/connections the person giving the opinion has. Would you want to hear about COVID from has-been pop stars or a doctor who has a clinic specialising in breathing? Similarly with climate change, from someone employed by a big oil company etc?

What you end up with is some attention seeking wazzock saying all sorts of nonsense. Which is not good for anyone.

I know what you mean. Joe's show is now one of the most listened to podcasts in the world and his reach (and persuasion, lol) is higher than most US news channels. However, he doesn't regard the podcast as a news outlet, but merely conversations of curiousity.

Does Joe have moral and ethical obligations? In part, yes, but obligation mustn't become self-censorship or control. Debate and opposing views make up a healthy society. We should be able to think for ourselves. For example, Notin believes that the NHS injected me with HIV rather than Courageous. We all know this is stupid, but, hey, he has a right to express that view, in the same way Jordan Peterson should be able to voice his opinion on climate change and Dr Malone challenge the world's reaction to the pandemic.

[lambrini]

[carcinogen]

It's fucking worrying when a man with a single digit IQ who openly admits he smokes weed on a daily basis is one of the most listened-to podcasters on the planet. Welcome to the a world of anti-intellectuals.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

I listen to The Erotic-Review with Kentucky Giles. It's riveting

[carcinogen]

I listen to The Erotic-Review with Kentucky Giles. It's riveting

Don't trigger me. It brings-on poetry ...

"Door" [POEM]

She was the key
I was afraid she would unlock me.
The door I was afraid to open;
Words unspoke never spoken.


I fucking told you! Cunt.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

0/10

[carcinogen]

0/10

I'll take that as a win. Not in the minus figures.

#stillwinning.

[Vespa]

It's fucking worrying when a man with a single digit IQ who openly admits he smokes weed on a daily basis is one of the most listened-to podcasters on the planet. Welcome to the a world of anti-intellectuals.

Rogan plays this game that he's not a news channel, but presents his guesses as authoritative experts then when he gets called on his guesses bullshit he acts surprised. Malone is a great example, Malone's work proved that on a lab bench wrapping RNA in fat allowed a call to more easily accommodate it.

Undoubtedly an important step to practical applications of custom RNA. However, Malone was never involved in any clinical applications of that technology. To claim he 'invented' mRNA vaccines is nonsense as he's never developed a vaccine - it would be like saying Charles Goodyear invented the automobile because he discovered a technique for vulcanizating rubber.

[lambrini]

Really enjoyed this one