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  • Joe Rogan, speaking Thursday on his podcast, said he preferred RFK Jr. for president.
  • By Friday, facing intense criticism from Donald Trump and his allies, the podcaster walked it back.
  • "I'm not the guy to get political information from," Rogan said in a social media post.
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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 213 points 2 months ago

"I'm not the guy to get political information from," Rogan said in a social media post.

One of the most accurate things he's ever said... but still not quite perfect.

"I'm not the guy to get ~~political~~ information from," Rogan said in a social media post.

FTFY

[-] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 66 points 2 months ago

Isn't that his whole schtick? "Don't listen to me, folks. I'm just the meathead asking questions."

[-] SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 94 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It was valid until he started spouting off anti-vaccine/covid shit. It went little cutesy honesty to a shield from criticism. Just like how the right treats 1A

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 months ago

This is exactly the point that I couldnt even listen to the geology/ultra-athlete/astronomy pods, which I really enjoyed listening to.

Once he couldn't shut up about vaccines even though it was clear that nobody cared, it was a chore to listen to anything that he said.

he wasn't even asking interesting questions to the interesting people anymore, he just had a very boring, pointless agenda to return his way to in spite of his guests.

I haven't listened to any jre since the pandemic was still in full effect.

I tried once last year with a guest I really wanted to listen to, but within 10 minutes he start ed saying something way more right-wing than he ever had before covid.

oh I remember, he was listing the crazy amount of trans athletes that had won all these sports, and I was like well that can't be true, and after checking, it was clearly not true according to the data.

did one trans weightlifter win one gold? Yes.

is one victory the statistical marker for trans athletes outperforming the other athletes in their field? Not at all according to the data we have.

and this wasn't even a sports guest, it was some completely unrelated field.

[-] SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I listened to him, Joey Diaz, and Bill Burr for years. I stopped listening to Joe around 2015/2016 when he went from having interesting, maybe occasionally off-kilter folks, on for fun discussions where he listened, to asserting half baked opinions as facts and platforming people like Alex jones regularly. That second one is what really got me. Prior to 2015 or so I hadn’t really clocked how close they were and how often he had him on.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

To really blow your mind, Jones directly attacked Rogan multiple times because he wouldn't bring him on his show again before he finally did and they were all buddy buddy.

Roe Jogan is a fucking moron, and I'm using that as a compliment.

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[-] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago

I don't think he's ever had a plan - so while that's his schtick, I don't think it's like a smokescreen or anything. He's just some dumbass who wanted to start a show to interview interesting people and smoke weed. But, when you're interviewing fringe political figures, racists, snake oil salesmen, etc. you have a journalistic duty that Joe Rogan: dumbass, was not prepared for and didn't understand. Now he's in over his head. People take him seriously, and he agrees with some of the crazy people he's brought on because he's a dumbass

[-] tempest@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah he is basically just JAQing off.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

In fact, you're safe to believe the opposite of whatever bullshit this moron is spouting.

[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 172 points 2 months ago

Joe rogan believes and supports whatever the last thing he heard

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 57 points 2 months ago

His only strongly held conviction is that he likes whatever it is you like

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[-] Glifted@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

That's fantastic

[-] Red_October@lemmy.world 86 points 2 months ago

He's not the guy to get ANY information from. Backbone of an eclair, that one.

[-] EnderMB@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Many people will say "well, he's at least an expert on combat sports"

No, he's not really. Most MMA practitioners will say that while he helped legitimise the UFC, MMA in general, and the rise of BJJ his takes are often from a point of either company bias, or personal bias. He's got two black belts in BJJ and has experience in striking, but dude's old enough that he'd probably get annihilated by a young purple belt, and aside from TKD he's not completed in combat sports at a high level.

He respects it, and that's great to see, but IMO he's an example of the alpha male attitude that plagues combat sports.

[-] suction@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

MMA=Men-on-Man anal

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[-] TwinkleToes@lemmy.ca 77 points 2 months ago

Rogan is the great litmus test for our society. He's what a stupid person thinks a smart person is, just like how Trump is what a moron thinks a rich, successful person is.

So obviously such a complete dope grifter for anyone with an IQ greater than their shoe size, and yet he serves a purpose by being the standard of who should bother to talk to in life. If anyone you know says "you know, Joe Rogan said something interesting the other day...", well - then you know you can nod politely, and ignore everything that person saiys going forward.

[-] funkforager@sh.itjust.works 63 points 2 months ago

Pulled a Rittenhouse.

Something something didn’t think the leopards would eat HIS face!

[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 61 points 2 months ago
[-] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 56 points 2 months ago

Joe Rogan deletes his reddit comments when they get more downvotes than upvotes.

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

100% on-brand

[-] capital@lemmy.world 52 points 2 months ago

Only by pandering to the crowd can you still keep getting the likes, comments, shares you need to stay influential, so its the crowd that influences you. Your brand image — who the audience expects you to be — rarely stays in alignment with your ideal image — the person you want to be. By chasing the approval of others, you may, in the end, lose the approval of yourself.

This phenomenon is called audience capture, and it can have dire consequences...

https://marketingmemetics.com/essays/audience-capture

[-] xantoxis@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago

What a manly brave man with strong values.

[-] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Who stands by his convictions

[-] buttfarts@lemy.lol 7 points 2 months ago

He's got a wet paper towel for a backbone. He's just try-hard "choose me" man-Stacey

[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago
[-] buttfarts@lemy.lol 14 points 2 months ago

His $100m Spotify payday didn't reduce his natural instinct to whore himself shamelessly because it's not about the money, it's about endless submission and being a spineless lil bitch

[-] auzy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

It's mysterious how Spotify has so much money to give him, yet can't offer lossless audio or pay artists well.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago

It's not like we didn't know that Rogan was a weak-willed individual to begin with.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

Man. News Radio was so good. I wish Phil Hartman was still here.

[-] Volkditty@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

It really is crazy how well that cast worked together. Even Andy Dick was tolerable!

[-] Today@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

We went to the tapings a few times and Joe would do the crowd warmup before the show. I remember him saying, "I just flew in from the Million Man March, and boy is my hatred of white people tired," and i think we should have seen maga coming. Off topic- we ran to our car that night because we were being chased by a man who was screaming, "hey, got any money?" That was kinda scary.

[-] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Ugh, that “joke” is terrible. I hope it went over like a fart in church.

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[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

He probably received death threats

[-] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

You're probably right, but I thought he was a big, strong, man. What happened?

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago
[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 20 points 2 months ago

Pathetic “walking it back” followed by obnoxious remarks from a bad winner. Everyone involved is an embarrassing human being.

[-] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 19 points 2 months ago

Chicken ass bitch

[-] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago

It is the cowards way.

[-] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago

Arguably, a plate of beans negotiating their way out of a cows digestive tract makes more sensible commentary than Rogan.

[-] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

A bunch of morons fighting over each other

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

It's almost like conservatives are just mealy-mouthed little bitches with no personal convictions.

[-] kamenoko@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago
  • "I'm not the guy to get information from," Rogan said in a social media post.

Fixed it!

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I'm glad we agree on something, Rogan is definitely not someone to take political, or any, advice on.

[-] 108@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

someone pulled on his leash?

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

They are made for each other.

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