and he calls bs immediately when he sees it. which is something you dont get a lot these days, esp from msm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43587665)

EDIT: Hilarious even when you reread it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43589359)

the big day arrives. you dress up in your finest hugo boss (thanks nordstroms!) suit, no tie, top button undone, those great black kenneth cole shoes your wife compliments sometimes. you get to the studio 20 minutes early in your excitement, then sit in your car for a few to drink it in and calm your nerves - it wouldn’t do to come off as anxious and “uncool” in your first impression. you walk in, introduce yourself to the assistant, and gratefully accept the bottle of water offered to you before having a seat in the green room. finally, the moment arrives and you’re led to the studio.

the lighting is slightly dim and you carefully watch your step as you pick your way over to the appointed seat. you glance up to get a view of your host and are slightly confused to see two figures rather than one across from you, the larger with its back to you, fumbling with something. as your eyes continue to adjust, you recognize joe by his silhouette. relief. you struggle to make out the details of the larger of your two hosts. you sweat, then your blood runs cold as you start to process what you’re seeing - blue suit, bulky, coiffed blond-it isn’t. they wouldn’t. why would-your field of vision grows black at the edges as he turns around in all his orange glory with a serious look on his face. “so, what are we… discussing today?” you croak weakly.

joe looks to him for support. trump pushes a piece of paper across the table to you. you flip it over and hear a word of command: “explain,” as you feel your consciousness fade. at the sight of the poor quality laser printed image of a badger on the page, you black out entirely.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43589641)

Rogans biggest advantage is that he's curious, doesn't jump to conclusions, let's people talk, and is funny. He doesn't claim to be a genius and openly admits he is an idiot. That's an advantage because he avoids dunning Kruger and hears people out instead of being confident he's got all the answers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43587689)

I agree with you re: jumping to conclusions based on prole assumptions. However, what I was more trying to get at is he is much more open minded and willing to consider things that challenge his initial conclusions, and is ok being proven wrong. Whereas most dumbs just dig in their heels and only consider things that confirm their bias.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43587725)

it's all subjective. i don't think he's a top tier comedian and his stand up is meh. but he's a great riffer and conversationalist. that's an aspect of being "funny"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43587972)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588057)

Is he a Chappelle or Burr who is going to go down as a legendary comic talent? Of course not.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588131)

IQ isn't the end-all be-all of measuring intelligence.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43587837)

i don't think IQ is the sole measure of intelligence. rogan is better at avoiding herd mentality than many people whose IQs are probably higher.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588142)

XO itself is a great example of people with a high IQ often parroting each other, especially as we've gotten older and lost new blood coming in periodically.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588155)

prole common sense wisdom is often more accurate than think tank derived nonsense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588167)

Aside from IQ, I think he has a style that people enjoy. Like everyone probably thinks they could have a successful podcast but that's not the case.

Howard Stern, Joe Rogan, guys like that possess qualities that are different from most people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588273)

how many brilliant but autistic doctors (for example) are there with zero bedside manner? tons. that may have high IQs, but zero interpersonal and social intelligence? rogan's strengths in the latter are not to be dismissed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588299)

also worth noting that most of the funniest comedians don't claim or seem to be particularly high iq. the main thing for being a "great" comedian is identifying the absurdities in life, and explaining why they're absurd in a funny way. this skill is unique and requires above average IQ, but not genius level. i don't know any super geniuses that are super hilarious.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588309)

Joe Rogan isn't dumber than Jimmy Kimmel or Anderson Cooper.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588295)

anderson cooper is pretty dumb. rogan is more intelligent than cooper. kimmel is pretty intelligent, but completely unobjective and a victim of his own ego and desire to present himself as part of an elite class.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588401)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588411)

Charlie rose was a pretentious dullard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588447)

he’ll also randomly seize on some trigger word in a guest’s response and go off on completely irrelevant tangents. this often leads to a series of questions on topics the guest has no reason to know anything about. like chimpanzees and shit.

he has a great memory though and knows a little about a ton of shit. so if he’s talking about something you know nothing about, he might come off as smart. but when he wades into topics you know well, he can seem borderline retarded.

the podcast would be way better if rogan were smart enough to ask better questions and play a good devil’s advocate. but i bet he wouldn’t be nearly as popular since his brand is the normal everyman. and the most people are dumb too and hate hearing views they disagree with (even from someone playing devils advocate).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#43588421)

Try reading between the lines for once. jfc (xo 2022)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4982622&forum_id=2...#44793246)