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Re:Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out ... by ohgodplsno on Thursday January 27, 2022 @07:52AM (#30099922)
Joe Rogan has _never_ been a rando. He started off as a massively popular MMA commentator. Anyone that's followed fighting sports any time between the 90s and 2010 has a giant chance of having heard him. Don't prop him up as a self-made man who rose up from nowhere.
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Re:Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out ... by yessirwhatever on Thursday January 27, 2022 @08:05AM (#30100042)
> popular MMA commentator

That makes him a rando for the majority of people just like me, those who are not interested in or follow MMA.

The point I was making is not whether he’s really a rando or not, TV journalists sure think he is, because according to them he shouldn’t get a seat on the table.

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Re:Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out ... by criddell on Thursday January 27, 2022 @11:29AM (#30102485)
> he shouldn't get a seat on the table

I'd probably agree with that, depending on the reason for gathering around the table.

If the topic is professional fighting or podcasting, he belongs there. If the topic is immigration policy or foreign affairs, he probably shouldn't be invited.

Is there anybody who deserves a seat at every table or, conversely, at no tables?

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Re:Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out ... by stimpson_j_cat on Thursday January 27, 2022 @11:33AM (#30102534)
Your point wasn't lost, just poorly reasoned. Joe Rogan is mainstream media, has decades of experience in broadcasting and a multi-million dollar broadcasting deal. He's not an outsider.

"TV journalists" criticize him for spreading misinformation.

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Re:Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out ... by bluedino on Thursday January 27, 2022 @08:00AM (#30099991)
He was on a few sitcoms and a standup comedian before the UFC
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Re:Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out ... by Grustaf on Thursday January 27, 2022 @08:26AM (#30100256)
If he's not self-made, who made him? Where did he come from?
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