For those asking why the author did this, he has a podcast called the “Know Rogan Experience” aimed at evaluating and understanding what happens on Rogan. Because, like it or not, Rogan has influence.
nothing could beat Elephant Graveyard’s break down.
hug your son’s so they dont get a dad hole in their heart
Rogan is a great example of a few things:
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The Dunning-Kruger effect
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“I’m just asking questions” being used as an excuse to host an unbalanced number of individuals purporting one specific worldview
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Toxic masculinity posing as intellectualism
He is extremely popular with one particular demographic. That demographic tends to share the toxic masculinity and the Dunning-Kruger-fueled belief that they can be experts at everything from the armchair.
Speaking of toxic masculinity, I remember Joe Rogan during Covid saying that he decided to stop masking and isolating because it made him “feel like a pussy” IIRC.
It’s weird to me because in my view, a strong person doesn’t care what other people think of them. Rogan’s actions just seem extraordinarily cowardly and weak to me.
Like, he needed to eat elk meat to feel like a man? I understand we all have negative thoughts like that, but to be compelled to act out of your own fears doesn’t strike me as masculine in the least.
Is that a part of toxic masculinity? That it’s centered around fear of judgment and a low sense of self worth? That they feel a need to project an image that’s exactly the opposite of how they really feel?
Because if so, then it seems like even the slightest bit of critical thinking ability would easily steer men clear of it.
Because if so, then it seems like even the slightest bit of critical thinking ability would easily steer men clear of it.
Absolutely correct, in my view. “Fear of judgment and a low sense of self worth” is also spot on.
Rogan gave national voice to plenty of people who regularly used the term “snowflake” to describe what they saw as weak people who like to complain (I’m speaking from memory here and generalizing; Rogan probably has also used this term himself, but I’m not searching transcripts, so take all this with a grain of salt). By this logic, a “snowflake” is someone who is perceived as weak because they let so much affect them emotionally.
But these toxic men are “snowflakes” in every sense of the term. They go on Joe Rogan to complain about trans people, or gay rights, or “the war on Christmas”, or the perceived persecution of “alpha males”, or any number of other issues. Some guests are only famous because they complain about such things.
So what is the difference between a toxic “alpha male” on Joe Rogan and one of the “snowflakes” they like to complain about? Absolutely nothing, except that the toxic men believe that anger doesn’t count as an emotion, so their insecurity allows them to show it regularly.
(And to be clear, there is nothing wrong with showing emotion or caring deeply about something – that’s not a point I’m trying to make)
Every element of the whole toxic masculinity influencer thing is just an expression of weakness and insecurity framed as “manliness”.
It’s all performative. Every ounce of it. Goth kids don’t put as much effort into appearance. Their version of masculinity is being loud, obnoxious and putting themselves above others. It’s a dentist on a $30,000 Harley going 15mph while making 160 decibels, wearing $200 T-shirts and $500 jeans to mimic the hard-earned look of a working man. It’s weak, fearful men spouting off constantly about the second amendment and their right to defend their families but wouldn’t touch a weapon if it didn’t look tacticool enough. Esthetics over everything. They’re not brave enough to be original in thinking or appearance. Not strong enough to be the rock of servitude that holds people together in hard times. The embodiment of paper tigers.
One fairly reliable test to find out if a man (or woman) harbors some toxic masculinity - ask them about vegetarianism or veganism.
Few things will have a certain type spewing forth some of the most ridiculously asinine and sexist things like veg_n diets, LOL. Things like “soy boy” and silly discussions about how “men are inherently hunters” and lots of bro science about protein.
So yeah: if he leaned on the elk meat as something a real man needs to do…not surprising.
No there are valid reasons to disagree with vegans.
It literally isn’t a sustainable diet without dozens of supplements. If you’re vegan I really hope you’re taking your B12.
I’m not vegan. It’s absolutely a sustainable diet, however : I know several vegans that have been vegan for years; in some cases for decades. Personally, I’ve been mostly plant-based (100% vegetarian, but don’t eat much dairy and eggs, while I don’t take pains to avoid them, either) for over two decades.
In any case, I’m not sure why omnivores as I’m describing feel the need to disagree with vegans/vegetarians. The kind of thing I’m talking about is how their toxic masculinity is triggered - it seems to challenge the very core of their being to even know that vegan/vegetarians exist and without their permission, LOL. They seem especially triggered by men not eating meat.
I’ll be honest, that’s fair enough. It’s not really any of my business if another person is vegan, as long as they’re not trying to shame me into abandoning meat.
It is a little sus that they get mad at someone eating something that isn’t a “beeg juicy steak”, like they’re Mr. Pottsdam or something.
It’s not really any of my business if another person is vegan, as long as they’re not trying to shame me into abandoning meat.
^ Probably the right position in both directions. I don’t really do any advocacy or even talk about it around omnivores as a general rule. About the most I’ve discussed it is online and only just to note my experiences. I don’t think running around trying to proselytize and shame others over their chosen diet is all that useful. It’s more annoying than it is effective. Some vegan/vegetarians, especially if they’ve just adopted the diet about five minutes ago, act like born-again xtians in many aspects and it is insufferable in my view. I’ve definitely had my run-ins with performative vegans or vegetarians and it’s quite off-putting.
Someone I knew kind of casually from work-related things was a much older guy who had been a vegetarian since the 60s and I had observed him over many years (as an omnivore) just quietly not eating meat. He would answer questions when asked, but was not out to scold and lecture or even really talk about his diet at all otherwise. I think he set a great example.
It is a little sus that they get mad at someone eating something that isn’t a “beeg juicy steak”, like they’re Mr. Pottsdam or something.
Yeah, this. Most of the conversations that I have had are usually from omnivores with constant passive-aggressive remarks or unwanted dissertations and what-if scenarios. I find it rather baffling. Just the act of eating and not having meat on the plate really seems to provoke a certain kind of omnivore.
In general, if someone asks about it in good faith, I’ll give what my experience was like and what our family tends to eat, etc. Beyond that, I’m not out there to be the vanguard of plant-based eating, LOL.
Some vegan/vegetarians, especially if they’ve just adopted the diet about five minutes ago, act like born-again xtians in many aspects and it is insufferable in my view
I find those people tend to be insufferable about anything, their identity isn’t being vegan or crossfit or cycling or whatever, their identity is being an insufferable prick, and the cause-du-jour is simply their outlet.
He’s a Kremlin asset. You’ll notice he’s had half the Epstein files as guests. I don’t think that’s a coincidence.
“I’m just asking questions”
Glenn Beck was (is?) big on that one too.
Glenn Beck can fuck off too
Any example of a question?
Do you just mean hard questions, like a classic journalist?
“Is it possible that Hillary Clinton actually was running a pedophile ring out of a pizza parlor basement? I mean, I’m just asking questions here.”
Ancient Aliens had more plausible propositions.
I have a little experience on Glenn Beck.
What sparked that was Glenn Beck asking the first sitting Muslim member of Congress, Keith Ellison: “Now, I wouldn’t say this, but some of my listeners might like to ask you: ‘Are you working for our enemies?’”.
Bear in mind that this was in a time when politicians were not openly working for Russia, so the idea of asking a sitting member of the House of Representatives if he was “working for our enemies” was galling. But it was Beck’s technique of “Oh, I’m not saying, this, rather, ‘it is being said by some unspecified people’” to weasel out of it being him saying it.
That said, I have avoided Rogan completely, so cannot speak directly to his particular brand of bullshit.
Thats pretty hilarious, the website I mean.
Hilarious and all, but did Glenn Beck rape and murder a child in 1990?
He hasn’t yet proven otherwise.
Yes, and Tucker Carlson. It’s kind of a thing.
The difference is that Beck and Carlson are actually more straightforward with regards to how they lean. Rogan always suggests he’s a centrist, sometimes even suggesting he is apolitical, which is patently false.
Alex Jones been doing that kind of thing since the 90s (at least).
I work with a kid who I know listens to JRE often. He’s kind and very smart. What I’ve found is that he lacks confidence and prefers not to speak even when he thinks he has the right answer, for fear of being wrong. He’s depressed, and around this time last year checked himself into a hospital for a week. I know he recently started going to church, likely to try and find answers and support. He seems to mean well. All this to say, listeners of JRE may not be stupid or bad people. Some of them, a lot of them, I’d be willing the guess, are confused young men being brought to bad conclusions because they sound like answers and are wrapped with an “I’m just asking questions,” bow.
prefers not to speak even when he thinks he has the right answer, for fear of being wrong
One remedy for that is to stop listening to Joe Rogan
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New form of masochism?
He has a podcast called the “Know Rogan Experience” aimed at evaluating and understanding what happens on Rogan. Because, like it or not, Rogan has influence.
God bless the author for getting past 3 minutes of that dreck.
God, why would anyone subject themselves to this?
Michael Marshall is an amazing person in general, I can highly recommend all his work.
still wild to me this guy has a following. Im like who is this guy and why do I care. wait. its the guy from news radio and fear factor. seriously. well I guess reagan was president.
He’s an useful idiot for rich fucks who control much of mainstream news and social media, so they tune their algos to recommend people like him and Tate with pseudo intellectual bullshit.
Creates a feedback loop. They create content to please the right. Businesses that benefit from rightwing ideology have algorithms that recommend them.
That seems to keep happening. Trump was supposed to always be “that guy with that shitty reality show boomers watched” but instead, millions of people wanted that trainwreck to combine with national and global politics. What a great idea that was.
The podcast is very good, I highly recommend picking out a few episodes that look interesting and diving in.
It’s quite remarkable how he launders dumbass galaxy-brain conspiracy theories to his audience and drives the conversation towards PR for billionaires.
Mark Andreson led him around like a bull with a ring through his nose; the guy is one of the most useful idiots in history.
Edit: For people who didn’t read the article, I’m talking about the author’s podcast, The Know Rogan Experience.
Thanks for the recc. I have a feeling I might like it because I’ve been pretty into Knowledge Fight for a while. If you didn’t know about that one, it’s a podcast that covers Alex Jones and people in his sphere, including Joe Rogan on occasion.
Yeah, I need to listen to most recent one; I’m curious how Jones is dealing with the attack on Iran.
I won’t spoil it then. Enjoy!
I listened to 170 hours of Joe Rogan’s podcast
Why would anyone want to torture themselves like that? o.O
He has a podcast called the “Know Rogan Experience” aimed at evaluating and understanding what happens on Rogan. Because, like it or not, Rogan has influence.
Did nobody ever watch The Man Show? He showed you who he was then.
Man show was Kimmel and Carolla.
Damn. I get my bland toxic masculine men mixed up.
It was those guys then it switched to Rogan and Stanhope, so you’re all good
Rogan is like the Snoop of podcasts. He will do anything for money.
So a whore?
Yea. You can’t blame a clown for being in the circus. I can blame him for trying to be an intellectual when he’s just a dumb fucking tool.
Self torture? Moron.
He has a podcast called the “Know Rogan Experience” aimed at evaluating and understanding what happens on Rogan. Because, like it or not, Rogan has influence.
