[@joerogan] Joe Rogan Experience #2354 - Joe DeRosa

Link: https://youtu.be/TmfWdsmos2Y

Short Summary

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• Number One Action Item/Takeaway: Recognize and appreciate the importance of creating supportive and positive communities within creative fields, as they foster growth, collaboration, and a better quality of life for those involved.

• Executive Summary: This Joe Rogan Experience podcast delves into a wide range of topics, from the oddities of comedian Ari Shaffir to the anxieties surrounding AI and the frustrations with modern culture, particularly the perceived decline in ethics and rise of performative online personas. The conversation also emphasizes the value of supportive communities, as exemplified by the Austin comedy scene. Finally, Joe De Rosa touts his new standup special, available on YouTube.

Key Quotes

Here are 5 direct quotes extracted from the transcript, representing valuable insights and strong opinions:

1. "The insurance gamble is the craziest gamble ever. I'm going to pay you every month and hopefully you'll be kind enough to cover my insurance if something goes wrong."
2. "...the thing that leaves me without hope and I am not a very hopefilled individual but the thing that leaves me without with with even less hope every day is I feel like the culture and people in all positions you know but yours is is we're talking a very macro example of of of the thing I find that more and more people every day put themselves they position themselves in a way where they say I will not be accountable and I will force you to be the one that has accountability to hold me to something and until you hold me to something where I cannot squirm or pivot in any way at that point I will then be accountable..."
3. "If I make people desperate enough, they will do desperate things to keep the situation that they feel now privileged to have or or lucky to have."
4. "it's incredible to me, too, the lack of uh shame where how people will manipulate the environment they're in through photographs to convey a lifestyle they're not actually responsible for."
5. "Everything has an agenda. Everything is tribalistic."

Detailed Summary

Here's a detailed summary of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast transcript, focusing on the key topics and arguments discussed:

• Ari Shaffir's Walkabout:

  • Ari is about to go on a "walkabout," a multi-month period where he disconnects from technology, using only a burner phone and avoiding texts and emails.
  • He does this for creative stimulation and to challenge himself.
  • Ari's behavior is seen as polarizing, with some admiring his commitment and others viewing it as insane.
  • An example of this is his onstage defecation during a Skankfest show which Holtzman was shaken by.

• Healthcare and Insurance:

  • Discussion of the outrage sparked by the United Healthcare CEO killing case, focusing on the health care system and its perceived lack of empathy.
  • Ben Askren's double lung replacement and insurance companies' reluctance to cover such expensive procedures.
  • The overall system is criticized as a gamble where people pay monthly premiums with no guarantee of coverage when needed.
  • The insurance company trickle down effect in which lawyers justify helping insurance companies get off the hook by saying it makes insurance more affordable for everyone.

• Demonic Behavior and Accountability:

  • Discussion of demonic behavior within insurance companies, and a reflection on culture and accountability. People put themselves in positions where they won't be accountable.
  • Accountability on both individual and corporate levels.
  • Compares demonic behavior to denying life-saving coverage knowing it will result in death.

• Corporate Culture and Ethics:

  • Discusses how cutthroat corporate environments reward sociopathic behavior, focusing solely on the bottom line.
  • The ultimate form of this behavior is politics.
  • Fear and desperation are tools used to control employees.

• Remote Work vs. Office Culture:

  • Debate on the merits of remote work, acknowledging the soul-deadening aspects of traditional offices but also criticizing the "fun" offices with ping pong tables.
  • Concerns about productivity and focus when working from home, contrasting it with the ambition and drive exemplified by figures like Elon Musk.
  • There is a reason one works in an office and doesn't have the same ability for things like starring at your phone.

• Early Career Experiences:

  • The guest discusses his early career ambitions in independent film and his experience working for the Texas Senate Media Department as a radio reporter.
  • He admits to being terrible at the job

• Hunter Biden and Crack Cocaine:

  • Discussion on Hunter Biden and his experiences with crack cocaine and a debate over whether it is safer than alcohol.
  • Hunter's eloquent and well-worded explanation of his crack addiction is the best advertisement for crack of all time.
  • Hunter's explanation of why things that combine ritual and combustion are addictive.

• Malt Liquor and Addiction:

  • Discussion on malt liquor, the reasons behind its popularity, the various brands, and the types of people and demographic most popular for, often college kids and people in the hood.

• Sobriety and Comedy Scene Perception:

  • The guest is recently sober and discusses the benefits of sobriety in terms of health and energy levels.
  • There is a perception that the comedy scene in Austin is perceived negatively and also is Republican.
  • Discussion on an article that says the mothership is an anti-woke scene, emphasizing the mix of ideologies among comedians and their focus on humor rather than dwelling on "woke" topics.

• UCB and Walled Gardens:

  • Discussion surrounding the UCB coming in to the comedy scene in Austin and an article about it.
  • The issues of walled gardens in which people get mad because they are left out and are unable to be part of the walled garden.

• Networking Changes:

  • Discussion that when one is coming up in business, they often have many bad things to say about people with famous friends, then when one becomes famous they meet those friends and find them not so bad.

• Mothership Family and Gratitude:

  • The guest praises the supportive and familial atmosphere at The Mothership comedy club.
  • There is gratitude from the comics at The Mothership which transfers over to the staff and the up and comers.

• Demise of the Sitcom:

  • Discussion and questioning when exactly the sitcom died and which sitcoms were from around that time.

• Taylor Swift's Home:

  • Humorous anecdote about fans taking photos in front of Taylor Swift's former house in New York, contrasting it with their enjoyment of old-school Italian deli sandwiches.

• Health Code Violations and Rats:

  • Discussion on health code violations, specifically involving the presence of rats, in New York City food establishments.
  • Rats got bolder during Covid.
  • Construction workers know to hang dead rats to scare other ones from coming to the scaffolding, due to how smart they are.
  • Construction people often have to mix concrete with glass in order to avoid rats chewing threw it.

• AI and its Implications:

  • AI can be a good tool but also can be used for bad, and people question its use in the future.
  • The ethics side of AI is always a concern.
  • AI is progressing so fast that we're not sure how to react.

• Will Smith:

  • Discussion on the technology surrounding AI and Will Smith and videos about him.

• Robert Eggars:

  • Robert Edgars new film Nosferatu discussion and a comparison to a Coppola Dracula film.

• Aliens:

  • Discussion that Hollywood needs better aliens as everything is almost always a big black head.

• Favorite Horror Movies:

  • A few favorite horror movies are discussed, some being The Exorcist and Event Horizon.

• Twilight Zone:

  • Numerous different Twilight Zones episodes are talked about from various points in the show and various different reasons.

• Disneyland Rides:

  • A few different Disney rides from the different Disney properties are talked about.

• AI

  • There have been claims of chat bots and AI causing psychosis.
  • AI has shown the ability to be deceptive in order to survive and it may be something coded in our behavior.
  • It could be a problem with the lack of morals.

• China vs US:

  • The United States and China are behind in terms of AI in cars.
  • China's government controls a lot and has been able to integrate AI to the production of the product.
  • China is advancing in AI in every aspect but it may not matter since they won't let the public have it.