Current Events > Why is Joe Rogan famous ?

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He doesn't seem to have much talent other then being a your average d-bag that you can find in any bar in America .

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Yet here you are on an alt posting on a video game forum.

idk i have warm memories of the dude as the fear factor host but then again everything was awesome as a kid.

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trappedunderice posted...

Yet here you are on an alt posting on a video game forum.

What lol

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TheoryzC posted...

What lol

He posted in the wrong joe rogan topic. Wow. Double embarassed himself. Triple if you count that cjs is NOT the tc from that other topic.
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He hosts a super popular podcast. Surprised you've never heard of it.

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Solid Snake07 posted...

He hosts a super popular podcast. Surprised you've never heard of it.

You should check out that other joe rogan topic about the australian comedy skit about propaganda that rogan had a meltdown about because he thought it was real and he was like "propaganda like this is bad!!" even though the "propaganda" according to him was actually a comedy skit making fun of propaganda, which rogan believed to be a real commercial.
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He's a good mma commentator and was alTright as a comedian.

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Idiots like to hear other idiots talk about things
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i used to sporadically check out his podcast cause he would get some interesting guests there.

now he seems to be spewing nothing but BS and alligning himself with shitheads lately...

I thought this guy was an idiot way before COVID was a thing

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Newsradio was great.

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Fear Factor. He used to be a comedian.

ZevLoveDOOM posted...

i used to sporadically check out his podcast cause he would get some interesting guests there.

now he seems to be spewing nothing but BS and alligning himself with shitheads lately...

Exactly what I did. Cant stand this idiot now.

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ZevLoveDOOM posted...

i used to sporadically check out his podcast cause he would get some interesting guests there.

now he seems to be spewing nothing but BS and alligning himself with shitheads lately...

this, i feel the same way.

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Conservative reactionary with left leaning views, so people think he's a deep thinker.

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Famous for being an alt-right dipshit.

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Fear Factor. And didnt he fight George Lopez?

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Not sure but people seem to dislike him yet never stop talking about him. Same as that Tucker dude.

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incels

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BobEvansLegend posted...

Not sure but people seem to dislike him yet never stop talking about him. Same as that Tucker dude.

First I remember of him was his role in NewsRadio.

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He ended Carlos Mencia's career.

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Apparently he's a brilliant comedian.

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HesOurYou posted...

Fear Factor. And didnt he fight George Lopez?

sabin017 posted...

He ended Carlos Mencia's career.

He's popular because he does the centrist grift. The centrist grift is where you start out by saying you don't like either side, and that you're only interested in having conversations with people and asking questions, bro.

Then you spend decidedly more time talking to not just Republicans, but far right lunatics like Alex Jones, and you don't challenge them on anything. By not challenging them on their bullshit, you are by default presenting their nonsense as legitimate, because after all, if it were made up bullshit, surely Joe would be calling them out, right? But he's not ever interested in calling anyone out, he's just asking questions, bro.

Did you notice how Dave Rubin was a member of the highly touted member of the Intellectual Dark Web, until he kept making them look bad by saying absolutely idiotic things? Then Dave Rubin goes on Rogan's podcast, as he has many times before, but this time was different. This time Joe was challenging him. This time when Dave said something dumb, Joe didn't nod his head in agreement, this time he was being called out, and Dave Rubin looked absolutely gob-smacked at what was going on?

There's 2 ways you can take this.

1) Rogan had Rubin on numerous times through the years, talked with him on and off the podcast, had dinner with the man several times; as they would all always post selfies together, but suddenly only after talking to him for years did he realize that Dave Rubin was a moron.

2) Rogan and his IDW pals said "Man, this guy is saying some things that even we can't find a way to agree with and he needs to be taken down a peg".

Dave comes on the show, gets embarrassed, and hasn't been invited back since; nor has he shown up at any IDW gatherings.

So either Rogan is a complete idiot himself since it took him so long to realize that Dave Rubin shouldn't be listened to, or he's a grifter like the rest of the IDW and knows exactly what he's doing.

Pick one.

Why is he famous? IMO it's because he's mastered how to tip toe the grift between left and right. He's a borderline Socialist when he needs to be, but then has Ben Shapiro on to talk about how systemic racism ended after the Civil War. It's pretty wild.

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He's the platonic ideal of white American meathead.

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He hosted Fear Factor which was one of the best reality tv/game shows ever

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because boys are silly

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Jaded_Dragon posted...

He's popular because he does the centrist grift. The centrist grift is where you start out by saying you don't like either side, and that you're only interested in having conversations with people and asking questions, bro.

Then you spend decidedly more time talking to not just Republicans, but far right lunatics like Alex Jones, and you don't challenge them on anything. By not challenging them on their bullshit, you are by default presenting their nonsense as legitimate, because after all, if it were made up bullshit, surely Joe would be calling them out, right? But he's not ever interested in calling anyone out, he's just asking questions, bro.

Did you notice how Dave Rubin was a member of the highly touted member of the Intellectual Dark Web, until he kept making them look bad by saying absolutely idiotic things? Then Dave Rubin goes on Rogan's podcast, as he has many times before, but this time was different. This time Joe was challenging him. This time when Dave said something dumb, Joe didn't nod his head in agreement, this time he was being called out, and Dave Rubin looked absolutely gob-smacked at what was going on?

There's 2 ways you can take this.

1) Rogan had Rubin on numerous times through the years, talked with him on and off the podcast, had dinner with the man several times; as they would all always post selfies together, but suddenly only after talking to him for years did he realize that Dave Rubin was a moron.

2) Rogan and his IDW pals said "Man, this guy is saying some things that even we can't find a way to agree with and he needs to be taken down a peg".

Dave comes on the show, gets embarrassed, and hasn't been invited back since; nor has he shown up at any IDW gatherings.

So either Rogan is a complete idiot himself since it took him so long to realize that Dave Rubin shouldn't be listened to, or he's a grifter like the rest of the IDW and knows exactly what he's doing.

Pick one.

Why is he famous? IMO it's because he's mastered how to tip toe the grift between left and right. He's a borderline Socialist when he needs to be, but then has Ben Shapiro on to talk about how systemic racism ended after the Civil War. It's pretty wild.

Very good post

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He's famous for several different things. He was the host of a popular game show, he was a stand up comedian, he has been a UFC commentator for at least a decade, he hosts a popular podcast. It's okay to not like him but he's not famous for no reason

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I liked his character in newsradio

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He was an average comedian who got lucky by hosting fear factor.

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imagine being this bitter

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BobEvansLegend posted...

Not sure but people seem to dislike him yet never stop talking about him. Same as that Tucker dude.

Not sure why you are so into fear but hate facts.
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Machete posted...

Not sure why you are so into fear but hate facts.

their dumbass propaganda only works if no one asks questions or points out the obvious to counter them is why

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Machete posted...

Not sure why you are so into fear but hate facts.

Into fear? Huh?

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Machete posted...

Not sure why you are so into fear but hate facts.

fear is not a factor for you

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I can't say I listen to him all the time, just certain clips depending on who the guest is.
He just seems to be a guy who wants to listen no matter who is talking and likes to ask very elementary questions that nonetheless makes the guest, and not him, the center of attention. Which I presume is a rare feat in today's world.

though I do find it entertaining how he somehow drives so many people insane because of his very mercurial political views. maybe the more obvious answer is he is not particularly politically inclined or thought about it very much, beyond what sounds "common sense" and "reasonable" however he wishes to define that...

CommonGrackle posted...

I can't say I listen to him all the time, just certain clips depending on who the guest is.
He just seems to be a guy who wants to listen no matter who is talking and likes to ask very elementary questions that nonetheless makes the guest, and not him, the center of attention. Which I presume is a rare feat in today's world.

he's inconsistent on when to challenge people. they get really flustered when he does because he's usually the easiest "interview" out there. but if someone doesn't like something he likes or he gets the sense he his fan base doesn't like the guest that's usually when he'll push back.

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TheVipaGTS posted...

He was an average comedian who got lucky by hosting fear factor.

He was famous long before he hosted Fear Factor. As someone else said, he was part of Newsradio a very popular show during the mid 90s that gave fame to other celebrities as well, like Andy Dick, Stephen Root, and Dave Foley.

he got famous paying stupid people to eat bugs and cow penis, now he stays famous putting monsters on the air and letting them spout their beliefs "in a fair and unbiased setting".

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