Will Pearl Jam join Neil Young in leaving Spotify?

PJ5a1 said:

igotid88 said:

PJ5a1 said:

Edved82 said:

WindowPaine said:

Edved82 said:

bootleg said:

I thought Neil was a freedom of speech guy?  If you truly are then you should to be for it even when you don’t like what is being said.  Don’t like this take from Neil and hope PJ would not do the same. 

It's nothing to do with free speech. Rogan is talking unsubstantiated shit about vaccines that will likely cost lives. If Neil doesn't want to be associated with a platform that allows this misinformation, then that's his own call.

unsubstantiated shit such as?

One example would be him talking about COVID not causing myocarditis in younger people - myocarditis is an exceptionally rare side effect of MRNA vaccines, but you're many many times more likely to get it from COVID-19 than you are from a vaccine. He was actually fact checked live on air and backpedalled immediately. People that have a listenership of millions shouldn't be pretending to be medical professionals. 

Same goes for folks like Neil Young and Howard Stern.... they're no expert. So based on your statement, they too should stop pretending to be medical professionals by telling us how safe and necessary a vaccination is.

But - you do not see any person saying to take Howard Stern off air or remove Neil Young from all platforms, do you? Why? 

So if folks in this community mock "freedom of speech" understand that you're a hypocrite because when speaking on something you agree with is ok, then no censorship is needed. However, God forbid someone makes a comment, has a show on things you don't agree with it - the knee jerk reaction is "TAKE HIM OFF AIR! REMOVE HIS CONTENT!"   

Howard is not telling people to take bleach.

and who is saying that? Has Rogan said that? Do you have the link?

igotid88 said:

PJ5a1 said:

igotid88 said:

PJ5a1 said:

Edved82 said:

WindowPaine said:

Edved82 said:

bootleg said:

I thought Neil was a freedom of speech guy?  If you truly are then you should to be for it even when you don’t like what is being said.  Don’t like this take from Neil and hope PJ would not do the same. 

It's nothing to do with free speech. Rogan is talking unsubstantiated shit about vaccines that will likely cost lives. If Neil doesn't want to be associated with a platform that allows this misinformation, then that's his own call.

unsubstantiated shit such as?

One example would be him talking about COVID not causing myocarditis in younger people - myocarditis is an exceptionally rare side effect of MRNA vaccines, but you're many many times more likely to get it from COVID-19 than you are from a vaccine. He was actually fact checked live on air and backpedalled immediately. People that have a listenership of millions shouldn't be pretending to be medical professionals. 

Same goes for folks like Neil Young and Howard Stern.... they're no expert. So based on your statement, they too should stop pretending to be medical professionals by telling us how safe and necessary a vaccination is.

But - you do not see any person saying to take Howard Stern off air or remove Neil Young from all platforms, do you? Why? 

So if folks in this community mock "freedom of speech" understand that you're a hypocrite because when speaking on something you agree with is ok, then no censorship is needed. However, God forbid someone makes a comment, has a show on things you don't agree with it - the knee jerk reaction is "TAKE HIM OFF AIR! REMOVE HIS CONTENT!"   

Howard is not telling people to take bleach.

and who is saying that? Has Rogan said that? Do you have the link?

It's just an example. Howard is not putting into people's minds that the vaccine is bad. 

pjl44 said:

dankind said:

The only people to turn this into a "free speech" or "censorship" issue are the media outlets because that's what gets clicks/engagement and those who are way too influenced by media outlets. Seriously, so many people had that hot take before Rolling Stone, or Fox News, etc. even told them to. And that's scary to me.

All it takes is basic reading comprehension skills of the original source (the letter) to see that this is just an old artist asking to remove his work from a platform that he'd rather not be part of because of his beliefs. No one in this situation ever asked for Joe Rogan's podcast to be pulled from Spotify. It's kind of like a film director taking a Smithee on a project that they wish they weren't part of.

You're mostly right I think but have to admit the implication of his "Rogan or Young" bit is that he'd keep his music up in the event they bounced Rogan.

A public person should be able to petition a private company if they feel something objectionable is occurring. The general public is free to either agree or call the public person a censorious ass if they'd like. Sure it's contentious, but I'd argue this is all playing out in a healthy way.

dankind said:

pjl44 said:

dankind said:

The only people to turn this into a "free speech" or "censorship" issue are the media outlets because that's what gets clicks/engagement and those who are way too influenced by media outlets. Seriously, so many people had that hot take before Rolling Stone, or Fox News, etc. even told them to. And that's scary to me.

All it takes is basic reading comprehension skills of the original source (the letter) to see that this is just an old artist asking to remove his work from a platform that he'd rather not be part of because of his beliefs. No one in this situation ever asked for Joe Rogan's podcast to be pulled from Spotify. It's kind of like a film director taking a Smithee on a project that they wish they weren't part of.

You're mostly right I think but have to admit the implication of his "Rogan or Young" bit is that he'd keep his music up in the event they bounced Rogan.

A public person should be able to petition a private company if they feel something objectionable is occurring. The general public is free to either agree or call the public person a censorious ass if they'd like. Sure it's contentious, but I'd argue this is all playing out in a healthy way.

I mentioned before that out of context, the "Rogan or Young," reads like an ultimatum. If you read it in line with his letter, however, it's pretty clear that he's just explaining why he's pulling his music. "They can have Rogan or Young. Not both." comes at the end after him explaining for a while that he's pulling his music.

Media outlets love taking things out of context, otherwise all they have to report is news. Nobody wants news anymore. Taking things out of context allows for spin and outrage. And everybody apparently lines up for outrage.

AW124797 said:

dankind said:

pjl44 said:

dankind said:

The only people to turn this into a "free speech" or "censorship" issue are the media outlets because that's what gets clicks/engagement and those who are way too influenced by media outlets. Seriously, so many people had that hot take before Rolling Stone, or Fox News, etc. even told them to. And that's scary to me.

All it takes is basic reading comprehension skills of the original source (the letter) to see that this is just an old artist asking to remove his work from a platform that he'd rather not be part of because of his beliefs. No one in this situation ever asked for Joe Rogan's podcast to be pulled from Spotify. It's kind of like a film director taking a Smithee on a project that they wish they weren't part of.

You're mostly right I think but have to admit the implication of his "Rogan or Young" bit is that he'd keep his music up in the event they bounced Rogan.

A public person should be able to petition a private company if they feel something objectionable is occurring. The general public is free to either agree or call the public person a censorious ass if they'd like. Sure it's contentious, but I'd argue this is all playing out in a healthy way.

I mentioned before that out of context, the "Rogan or Young," reads like an ultimatum. If you read it in line with his letter, however, it's pretty clear that he's just explaining why he's pulling his music. "They can have Rogan or Young. Not both." comes at the end after him explaining for a while that he's pulling his music.

Media outlets love taking things out of context, otherwise all they have to report is news. Nobody wants news anymore. Taking things out of context allows for spin and outrage. And everybody apparently lines up for outrage.

Did you get a chance to see Neil's 2nd statement from yesterday?

patkelly12 said:

igotid88 said:

PJ5a1 said:

igotid88 said:

PJ5a1 said:

Edved82 said:

WindowPaine said:

Edved82 said:

bootleg said:

I thought Neil was a freedom of speech guy?  If you truly are then you should to be for it even when you don’t like what is being said.  Don’t like this take from Neil and hope PJ would not do the same. 

It's nothing to do with free speech. Rogan is talking unsubstantiated shit about vaccines that will likely cost lives. If Neil doesn't want to be associated with a platform that allows this misinformation, then that's his own call.

unsubstantiated shit such as?

One example would be him talking about COVID not causing myocarditis in younger people - myocarditis is an exceptionally rare side effect of MRNA vaccines, but you're many many times more likely to get it from COVID-19 than you are from a vaccine. He was actually fact checked live on air and backpedalled immediately. People that have a listenership of millions shouldn't be pretending to be medical professionals. 

Same goes for folks like Neil Young and Howard Stern.... they're no expert. So based on your statement, they too should stop pretending to be medical professionals by telling us how safe and necessary a vaccination is.

But - you do not see any person saying to take Howard Stern off air or remove Neil Young from all platforms, do you? Why? 

So if folks in this community mock "freedom of speech" understand that you're a hypocrite because when speaking on something you agree with is ok, then no censorship is needed. However, God forbid someone makes a comment, has a show on things you don't agree with it - the knee jerk reaction is "TAKE HIM OFF AIR! REMOVE HIS CONTENT!"   

Howard is not telling people to take bleach.

and who is saying that? Has Rogan said that? Do you have the link?

It's just an example. Howard is not putting into people's minds that the vaccine is bad. 

Sounds like you might be spreading some misinfo. Better not let Uncle Neil find out.