Not a fan of Joe Rogan but I did watch clips of his interview with Neil and prick definitely seemed like an appropriate term for him after that. Watch the clips if you don’t believe me.
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just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 months agoI think “prick” is a bit far. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten any malice ill-intent from him. He’s just a very blunt speaker who may not immediately recognize the social repercussions of what he’s saying in the moment. I think he recognizes this and constantly apologizes for the way he speaks.
undefinedValue@programming.dev 5 months ago
just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I watched them. There’s nothing there that is aggressive at all. He very clearly laid out and explained the issues with the ideas put forth by the ideas in that paper, and explicitly said why he did it that way (that’s how a colleague in science would note things), and further said if you’re to be taken seriously, you should expect such feedback from peers who are reviewing your work. That’s quite accurate.
What was your take on this that sounds negative?
undefinedValue@programming.dev 5 months ago
He interrupted Joe constantly and came off as arrogant, condescending and abrasive.
just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Oh no…Joe Rogan gets interrupted by a certified genius in between idiotic thoughts.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 months ago
he has had some dickish moments but when you’re constantly talking publicly that’s pretty inevitable unless you’re a saint.