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My 27 yr old sibling is a hard core follower of Joe Rogan 💩

What are some progressive channels/people/content that I could have my sibling start watching instead?

Preferably something that has a similar flavor - example: male host, muscular, easy to digest. I think that will make the transition easier.

My personal preferences are Seth Meyers and John Oliver, but Last Week Tonight (John Oliver) is even a heavy watch for me sometimes!

[No Andrew Hubbard. He’s another fake.]

Thank you!

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[-] Bell@lemmy.world 42 points 4 months ago

Preferably something that has a similar flavor - example: male host, muscular, easy to digest. I think that will make the transition easier.

You don't think much of your sibling do you?

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 53 points 4 months ago

I mean if they listen to Joe Rogan, they don't seem to think much of themselves either tbh. That counts as self-harm.

[-] toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nl 31 points 4 months ago
[-] victorz@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

Their sibling might be young. Young people are gullible idiots.

[-] HackyHorse3000@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

Their sibling is 27 in this case, I think well past the age of "gullible young".

[-] d00phy@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

You’ll find that folks can be gullible at any age. My step-kids, who live with their dad in Texas, are in their early 20s and get about 99% of their information from either YouTube or TikTok. For the youngest, church plays a big part. Generally speaking, they are good kids, but they are both gullible AF. I’m betting OP’s sibling has a similar diet of media consumption.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, the unbiased style of debate/news reporting is very dangerous.

[-] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Not to mention the entire premise of the post being, essentially, "I don't approve of the entertainment my sibling chooses to consume. Please make suggestions for me as to other entertainment that I can then use to regulate said adult sibling, removing their entertainment that I don't like and forcing them to consume something I find more acceptable."

Like...I think Rogan's whole thing is stupid and most I've talked to who like his stuff are similarly ridiculous...but to go from that to full out "I plan to take it away from them and force them to do something I find more acceptable" is really quite a leap.

[-] Mesophar@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Or maybe it's "I love my sibling and don't want to see them slip further into this conspiracy rabbit hole. How can I offer them similar content that isn't as harmful?"

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