If you only remember two things about the government pressure campaign to influence Mark Zuckerberg’s content moderation decisions, make it these: Donald Trump directly threatened to throw Zuck in …
  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    561·
    5 months ago

    Rogan is one of the dumbest people on the planet and got famous making people eat blended rats on TV.

    How the hell did we get to a place where we’re looking to him for legitimate journalism?

    • rational_lib@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      5 months ago

      He was a first mover on podcasts, and already being a reality TV celebrity he got a lot of big guests early on.

    • Free_Opinions@feddit.ukEnglish
      511·
      5 months ago

      He has never claimed to be a legitimate journalist. He has said repeatedly that you shouldn’t take him too seriously - he’s a cage fight commentator after all.

        • Free_Opinions@feddit.ukEnglish
          411·
          5 months ago

          …and? We can’t have people having public conversations online then because some might take it too seriously? I don’t see how this is a criticism towards Joe.

      • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        5 months ago

        Maybe he should shut his mouth instead of just spewing stupid and obvious lies instead of hiding behind lazy shields like I’m NoT a LeGiTiMaTe JoUrNaLiSt or I’m JuSt AsKiNg QuEsTiOnS?

        I hate how people defend stupid celebs spewing obvious lies like this.

    • ryathal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      310·
      5 months ago

      A generation of people used a comedian for news, and now they are mad it’s a different comedian.

      • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
        71·
        5 months ago

        One of them is an uncritical moron. The other one actually made some salient points on occasion.

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    27·
    5 months ago

    Rogan was fine on NewsRadio, Fear Factor, etc. He used to believe in facts.

    Don’t believe me? https://youtu.be/9lD29jqH078

    Only 6 years ago he debated on the side of climate change (which almost all scientists say is a thing and apolitical).

    But with the unprecedented $250 million Spotify deal he’s now very rich and with that comes massive entitlement, greed, and wanting to control everyone, so he just regurgitates right-wing talking points like all the other rich assholes. If he sounds just like all the other Fox/NewsMax/OAN liars spouting propaganda, it’s because that level of wealth literally changes you and now you’re obsessed with only making the number go up. He literally laughed at the thought of the most vulnerable people (unhoused) dying in the fire! Fuck Joe Rogan, I regret the one stand-up show of his I attended…

    • GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      I read something years ago that you should always at least acknowledge people. If I try to say hello or how are you, etc to someone passing by and they don’t acknowledge me back, especially if they’re in a position “above” me, then I lose all respect for them immediately.

    • Free_Opinions@feddit.ukEnglish
      18·
      5 months ago

      To be fair; that was 22 years ago. People change. He’s even different now than he was like 5 years ago when I started listening to the show. Way less confrontational for example. I’ve heard many people talk about him on other podcasts and say that he’s exactly the same person in real life than he’s on the show.

  • db2@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    5 months ago

    Rogan Misses The Mark

    In other shocking news the sun is hot and space is big.