Yes, I will die on this hill. You cannot buy authenticity and love. The reason people *love* Joe Rogan is because the conversations he has on his podcast reflect the conversations that people have in real life.
For starters, the format. It's long and searching and not set up
For starters, the format. It's long and searching and not set up
in pre-canned segments where guests have at most, minutes to make a soundbite. He chooses who he's interested in - and they really run the gamut - from ex-Navy Seals to political dissidents exiled in Russia to ... literally just nobody, like me.
His questions are free from the
His questions are free from the
kind of corporatized, political establishment bias. That shit is contrived and people can smell it, but it's all we get from legacy, mainstream news sources.
That is not how real people speak or learn about the world. This is why Joe has 50 million views per episode vs. CNN's
That is not how real people speak or learn about the world. This is why Joe has 50 million views per episode vs. CNN's
top news show which gets 400K views. Being humble in search of truth and disarmingly funny in the process is an approach that appeals to the every day person. Has he said things over 12 years and thousands thousands of hours that might be inappropriate today?
Sure. Who hasn't?
Sure. Who hasn't?
Do we see evidence of racism in conversations or did we need a manipulative, dishonestly-edited video to make the charge? What's Joe's arc? Does he show signs, over the years, of adapting to the new social mores?
As his friends will no doubt attest, Joe does not have a
As his friends will no doubt attest, Joe does not have a
racist bone in his body. He's being defamed while they throw the kitchen sink at him. First they tried to get him for Covid19 misinformation, laying the probable cause of thousands of deaths at his feet. That didn't work.
Next they tried to accuse of him of racism. And if this
Next they tried to accuse of him of racism. And if this
doesn't work, it will be misogyny, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, etc.
What those in power loathe the most is not only a purveyor of narratives that they cannot control, but that JRE, through organic support and love, is increasingly able to dictate the news agenda.
What those in power loathe the most is not only a purveyor of narratives that they cannot control, but that JRE, through organic support and love, is increasingly able to dictate the news agenda.
He has disrupted the hold that corporate power players & political leaders have on public opinion. What all of this is, is a smear campaign of a good man.
It's something I can confidently say. And if you don't stand up for him, there will be no more disruptors.
#IStandWithJoe
It's something I can confidently say. And if you don't stand up for him, there will be no more disruptors.
#IStandWithJoe
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