ThisTimelessMoment wrote:
For a nuanced conversation around this Rogan podcast, and one of the better conversations in general check out
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C1RIaZ7RCzwRebel wisdom is an excellent channel!
That was certainly an interesting video - I may have to have a look at some of the other videos on the channel.
I did find the observation of a condescending attitude from those on one side to be reflected in discussions even on this site: the interest appears to be in condemning those who don't share the majority (their) view (or attempting to demonstrate "moral superiority" over those people\those who try to speak up on their behalf), rather than in seeking to understand why others may have a different view in order to try and convince them to change their view, based upon attempts by myself and others to present what we each understand the alternative view to be (I'm not sure how well I have been able to present it, based upon limited interactions with those who were willing to talk about it - many are hesitant to have such discussions based on past experinces they had endured trying to explain to other, less sympathetic people) in order to assist people to have a better understanding of those with whom they may not agree.
For example, the following threads either start from the condescending point of view, or certain contributors quickly turn it in that direction:
viewtopic.php?t=399208viewtopic.php?t=400210viewtopic.php?t=400057One point I think was misunderstood in the video, though, was the reason Mr Rogan was so fixated upon the "horse wormer" story wasn't that he had been taking something commonly used for that purpose, but rather that the story on CNN was presented in a form designed to give the impression that he was taking that specific type of the medication: Had they said he "was taking this medication, more commonly found in horse de-wormer", rather than that he "was taking horse de-wormer", there would likely have been less controversy, and he would have been much less likely to have taken offence (the former would be true, while the latter is understandably considered by him to be a lie)- a subtle difference, which seems to elude some people's understanding.
The section about "moral tastebuds" (started around 1:13:45, picked up again at 1:21:23) was also quite interesting and also seems appropriate when looking at people's political views - I've noticed that many people have a similar attitude towards those with differing political views to those they show towards people with differing views on Covid, for example.