I know of someone who says they listen to Joe Rogan podcasts (political I assume) but I don’t know what this means or what the connotations are. Both this person and I live in east asia.

  • Fedizen@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    47
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    In the way that white middle class housewives watched Oprah, white fitness bros tend to like Joe Rogan for all the same reasons:

    Its where they get their news, their political misinformation, their performance enhancement drug info, and their pseudoscience wellness products.

    • postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      Used to be Art Bell, then a breif flash of a Johnny Carson … that got turned into an Oprah.

      And now it seems, from afar, to be filling the vaccum formerly occupued by Alex Jones.

      • Seasm0ke@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        Why would you do art bell like this lol. I get the conspiracies but he wasnt only boosting the right wing like the rest.

        • postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          1 year ago

          Most of the first thousand were either comics, bjjbros, or guests from CoastToCoast.

          The McKenna brothers, Ghram Handcock before the fame, etc.

          It was kinda neat then.