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Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein Promote AIDS Denialism to an Audience of Millions (www.vice.com)

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Weinstein repeated discredited theories to Rogan about HIV not being the cause of AIDS, alarming and infuriating public health experts.

Bret Weinstein, the evolutionary biology professor turned podcaster and ivermectin guy, repeated a series of discredited pseudo-theories about AIDS in a recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Weinstein, a frequent guest, told Rogan that he found the theory that party drugs like poppers cause AIDS to be “surprisingly compelling.” (It is not.) Weinstein also told Rogan he came to these ideas by reading a recent book by anti-vaccine activist and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, creating a sort of unholy turducken of misinformation passed onto an audience of millions.

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[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Right, I'm not saying this is what you meant, I am saying I do not understand, explaining how far I got in guessing what you might have meant, and requesting further clarification, because your logic is hard to follow.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world -5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If a person works for their life to pursue their passions it is a self awareness. I respect that. I think most people do. He isn't selling his soul. He just asks questions and is stupid about most stuff. He is a comedian. Has he said shocking things? Sure. Eminem has. Howard Stern has. Elvis has. So many artists have done what they needed to do to pursue their passions. And if that makes him deplorable, sure.

My point is that he earned his money to chase his passions and their is nothing wrong with having the freedom to do so. And planning for that for your own fulfillment is admirable. It is intelligent to be aware of yourself and your surroundings to work to achieve that.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago

Ok, so then I think what you are arguing then is more like, knowing what you want and pursuing it successfully is a sign of intelligence, and having money is evidence that you have done that. I can agree with the first thing to some extent, but not the second, thanks for elaborating though.