Re:Joe Rogan Is the New Mainstream Media
by Theodores on Monday May 25, 2020 @09:52AM
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It is a similar trick Hello! Magazine uses. Allow guests to be themselves and in a positive light, with no scary surprise. The guests open up and share more about themselves and what they are up to.
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Re:Joe Rogan Is the New Mainstream Media
by BiteCode_dev on Monday May 25, 2020 @10:32AM
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How is being a welcoming host a trick?
It's like saying serving good food and making your guest feel at home is a trick for a successful diner.
Hello! don't roast people so they get A list people open their homes and hearts. Hence they are a safe place for people of celebrity significance to be shown in.
In British English 'trick' can mean many things. You can do a trick on a skateboard but the usage I have is
a clever or particular way of doing something.
"the trick is to put one ski forward and kneel"
I hope that clarifies the British English usage. Elsewhere 'trick' probably means deception but in British English there are other uses, e.g. the trick to explaining something is to cite Wikipedia.
Compare 'knack'? A positive skill but simple at heart. "There is a knack to it."
Re:Joe Rogan Is the New Mainstream Media
by combatentropy on Monday May 25, 2020 @02:49PM
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I understand knack not to mean a learned skill but instead a natural aptitude. For example, a knack for humor, figuring out mechanical things, putting people at ease, debugging code, etc.