I think people take Naval much more seriously than he takes himself - but, I don’t follow him on Twitter (where he said he’s something of a troll) - that’s just the sense I got from talking to him.
I think people like me just like how he puts some complex things into simple words. Don't understand why people gets pissed off someone tweeting into the wild, like he never asked anyone to follow him or listen to him.
Mmm. I think part of it is I'm just sad it's not me. I'd love to have people hanging off my every word. But I also think most of his stuff is just ok, not great.
If podcasts were solely promotions of speakers, no one would listen.
Mike Tyson or Bernie Sanders or any other guest on Joe Rogan's podcast doesn't need further promotion.
If you're a guest on Joe Rogan's podcast you already are a celebrity.
To state the obvious: people listen to Joe Rogan podcast because they are interested in what the guests have to say about things they are experts in and Joe Rogan is a good interviewer who asks good questions and lets the quests talk.
Not to mention that interviews with people are just a subset of podcasts.
> If podcasts were solely promotions of speakers, no one would listen.
A podcast isn't solely self-promotion, that's like a TV show only with ads. Of course they give you "content" as well. But the purpose, from the perspective of the participants, is to grow your audience. Ie. increase your celebrity. Which is why I thought his advice to avoid celebrity while at the same time actively trying to obtain a greater level of it was p funny.
> Mike Tyson or Bernie Sanders or any other guest on Joe Rogan's podcast doesn't need further promotion.
Yet they go on for specific promotional purposes. Mike was returning to fighting, Bernie was in the middle of his campaign for President.
> If you're a guest on Joe Rogan's podcast you already are a celebrity.
Again, this has nothing to do with seeking further recognition / celebrity.
> To state the obvious: people listen to Joe Rogan podcast because they are interested in what the guests have to say
Ok you're just repeating the same thing over and over.