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Re:Joe Rogan, confined to Spotify, is losing influence by pugets on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @05:00PM (#28306927)
On episode #1682 he talks about both figures. He was saying he does feel a responsibility to vet his guests so that he doesn’t just have crazies using his platform to spew vile, but ultimately that neither figure harms anyone just by being a guest on a podcast. He talked about how even if you hate Alex or Milo, you can still gain something from listening to them speak. Maybe you can figure out why you hate them, or maybe listening to them directly will make you understand them in a different light.

Maybe this is a 1990s George Carlin thing to say, but so what if Milo offends people? Should we only be allowed to hear things that don’t offend us?

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Re:Joe Rogan, confined to Spotify, is losing influence by pstuart on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @08:47PM (#28309179)
> Should we only be allowed to hear things that don’t offend us?

Absolutely not! That said, I also believe in intolerance of intolerance but don't have any good answers on how that is best played out.

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Re:Joe Rogan, confined to Spotify, is losing influence by account42 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @04:32AM (#28312114)
> I also believe in intolerance of intolerance

I also like being able to justify intolerance towards anyone I want by labeling them "intolerant". Same as only caring about those I want to care about and only supporting free speech that I agree with. Makes everything much easier.

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Re:Joe Rogan, confined to Spotify, is losing influence by pstuart on Saturday August 28, 2021 @08:36PM (#28342907)
It can often be challenging to determine intent in written form, and more so in a forum context, but that reads as incredibly passive aggressive.

I'd be happy to debate this further if you were willing to do so in good faith rather than intentionally twisting my words. Otherwise, you can label me as "anti-free speech" and call it a day having won the war for freedom on the internet.

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