[mduerksen]

So one clip tells you everything you need to know. Do you judge everyone this way? One mistake and their whole character is defined by that?

Do you live up to that standard, or would someone be able to find some damning evidence of some dark side of you?

Is it possible that people are messy, not always consistent in their behaviour, that they have bad days? That they haven't thought everything through, that they get caught in the moment and regret it later?

Is there any grey area to you?

[hotpotamus]

You know, I've done things I'm not proud of, but I generally try to keep those things to myself rather than broadcast them out for money.

[xdennis]

In those days Rogan's audience was very small and he wasn't making much off of the podcast (if at all).

[hotpotamus]

Ah well that makes it ok I suppose. Was he also a much younger man back then and he couldn't have been expected to know better? That usually excuses a lot too.

[paulryanrogers]

So denounce it afterward. I've had to admit and come to terms with some bad decisions. It's part of being an adult.

[drekk]

If there was a single clip of me giving zero pushback to someone talking about sexually preying on dozens of women, even as a "joke", I would hope that my peers judge me accordingly.

My degree is in neuroscience. People aren't consistent. The self is mutable. That doesn't mean we shouldn't hold each other to standards? We're intensely social creatures, the opinions of others has incredible transformative power (positive and negative) on our behavior.

Rogan has had opportunities to apologize for the clip or change his behavior. He has not.

[SergeAx]

Building a reputation takes years, destroying it takes minutes. Hundred fold for public persons.

Apologizing would help, for example.

[namelessoracle]

Apologizing is (unfortunately) a trap for a public figure in this modern era, it basically never helps, as its viewed as an admission of wrongdoing by your enemies,(who will bring it up at every opportunity going forward) and weakness by your allies who supported you.(who will not support you again if something new happens as they viewed the time they spent prior wasted)

[sumo89]

For someone complaining about the lack of nuance between too black or white you sure are being binary abour this. If someone says a mildly sexist remark, sure - grey area, could be a mistake or it could be they're a dick. But if someone says they support Hitler's ideals that's not just a mistake you can overlook.

[mduerksen]

You are attacking something I didn't say.

Suggesting that gray areas exist would absolutely not imply that everything is gray.

Furthermore, my critique had several angles, each alluding to the possibility of a different interpretation.

How is my post binary in any way?

[philosopher1234]

>Do you live up to that standard, or would someone be able to find some damning evidence of some dark side of you?

Not all dark pasts are created equal