I've watched all of the media that I use to love turn to shit in the last decade. Myspace was great, for a time. Facebook was too. Digg. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Colbert. Chapelle. JRE. YouTube. Reddit. They all got mainstreamed (or ceased to exist altogether) and they all lost their edge.

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[–]madcow-5 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I think Rogan felt he was going too far into politics and pulled back. He's a bright guy, but his show never seemed like it meant to be some deep analysis on politics or what's going on in society, that seemed more like something he got briefly into before realizing he's going to get himself canceled and labeled as right wing if he keeps it up.

[–]Chipit 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Rogan's not right wing, he's reasonable. That was the real threat - he talked to right wingers and they sounded reasonable. His interview with Milo was great. When these people are allowed to speak for themselves instead of being demonized, people can be persuaded.

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I'm not a huge Rogan fan but I listen casually sometimes. He's always come across as pretty genuine to me. If you can read between the lines you probably have a good idea of his beliefs, but it's not like he invites people on the show to just argue with them.