Lex Fridman Podcast #309 – John Carmack

Re:Lex Fridman Podcast #309 – John Carmack by Spinnaker_ on Thursday August 04, 2022 @04:33PM (#32347968)

Lex is a fantastic host. Probably the best one in podcasting right now. He pushes back all the time, but knows when to move on when there is disagreement. There's nothing worse than a host who needs to win arguments.

I appreciate that he lets guests speak without any need to conform to a narrative. I can make my own opinion. I don't need the host doing it for me.

I truly don't know where you get the impression that there is no exchange of ideas. I've experienced him going very deep on many, many different topics.

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Re:Lex Fridman Podcast #309 – John Carmack by kamikaz1k on Thursday August 04, 2022 @05:06PM (#32348290)

> He pushes back all the time

I like Lex, but this is way overstating his pushback. He's mentioned himself how Rogan tells him he needs to push his guests more. He just prefers not to, because of an idea of love of the person...

I also think he can push back more, but on the whole he has interesting people and it's kinda nice to see him ask some basic open ended questions and see how different guests react to it.

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