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Re:As Joe Rogan’s platform grows, so does the media and libe... by koolba on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @05:52AM (#24565055)
They've been friends for over 20 years. The format of his show is a group of friends having an extended discussion. And love him or hate him, Alex Jones is one of the most interesting people on this planet. It'd be a disservice to his listeners to not invite him on the show.
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Re:As Joe Rogan’s platform grows, so does the media and libe... by UncleMeat on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @08:26AM (#24566162)
> The format of his show is a group of friends having an extended discussion.

Sure. And that doesn't mean it is free from criticism. Rogan's format freely mixes experts, non-experts, and faux-experts in ways that contribute to an overall undervaluing of expertise in our culture. That's worth criticism even if he is friends with a conspiracy nut and wants to shoot the shit.

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Re:As Joe Rogan’s platform grows, so does the media and libe... by antepodius on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @12:04PM (#24629488)
It always comes down to feeding the right message to the plebs, doesn't it?
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