I recommend listening to the Know Rogan Podcast rather than listening to Rogan himself. It can be important to know what is being put out there, but I find his show both tedious and maddening.
"Maybe it’s laziness. Maybe it’s fear of alienating his audience. Or maybe, deep down, he knows that if he started asking real questions, his whole brand might fall apart."
The latter seems the most likely. Rogan has done very well for himself by being ignorant and cocky, and now we are seeing the real-life consequences of his celebrity. But a brand that depends on harming so many people or denying the huge harm done both in the present and in the past is not a brand that deserves to survive. It's media meth. I hope it sinks and remains only as an object lesson.
What’s the difference between Rogan platforming conspiracy theorists and Harris platforming true liars who have supported the disastrous war policies of the past 30 years, such as Anne Applebaum and plenty of other Atlantic writers?
I recommend listening to the Know Rogan Podcast rather than listening to Rogan himself. It can be important to know what is being put out there, but I find his show both tedious and maddening.
Geez, how much longer are you going to enable Rogan?
You list all the massive damage he’s actively helping happen but… he “means well” so let’s not hold him to account?
Really? Shame.
"Maybe it’s laziness. Maybe it’s fear of alienating his audience. Or maybe, deep down, he knows that if he started asking real questions, his whole brand might fall apart."
The latter seems the most likely. Rogan has done very well for himself by being ignorant and cocky, and now we are seeing the real-life consequences of his celebrity. But a brand that depends on harming so many people or denying the huge harm done both in the present and in the past is not a brand that deserves to survive. It's media meth. I hope it sinks and remains only as an object lesson.
I listened to a clip a couple of weeks ago to remind myself why men of a certain age insist on being idiots.
What’s the difference between Rogan platforming conspiracy theorists and Harris platforming true liars who have supported the disastrous war policies of the past 30 years, such as Anne Applebaum and plenty of other Atlantic writers?