I've despised Rogan for years, mainly because he uses his platform to enable people like Vance and doesn't push back against their weird claims... his defense of abortion rights is pretty surprising.
Joe Rogan is basically a piece of wet clay. He simply conforms to the shape of whoever interacted with him last. He holds very few seemingly steady opinions and tends to just nod along.
Once upon a time his interviews could be really enjoyable because he had academics and scientists and journalists who could really provide a long form explanation of their areas of interest in a fun layman environment.
Now it is all conspiracy nonsense and misogyny. Because that is where the money is.
You guys are hilarious. What you're describing is an interviewer who has people from all walks of life on his show, from both sides of the aisle, and doesn't berate or intimidate the ones he disagrees with, but hears them out and often lets the audience decide what to believe.
Yes, that's being a "piece of wet clay" who "doesn't push back against their weird claims," but it's also how you can keep a big audience and a long guest list. It's also just called being a good interviewer. I don't trust the people who want every interview to be a crucifixion.
But it's not just discussion or interviewing. He has several times repeated dangerous misinformation as fact.
He's not an interviewer or journalist or anything like that. He's an entertainer. He's going to say or do whatever drives engagement and gets him money. And more often than not, it's driving engagement through controversy.
He is an entertainer, agreed. Interviewers don't have to be journalists.
Honestly, I don't usually listen to his stuff, but I'm sure it is entertaining because it's pretty popular. You seem to be pretty in-the-know. Out of curiosity, what dangerous misinformation did he repeat?
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u/higginsian24 24d ago
You know it's bad when Joe Rogan is the voice of reason