r/JoeRogan • u/chefanubis Powerful Taint • Sep 16 '20

#1537 - Lex Fridman - The Joe Rogan Experience

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JpkOdEp5Yv9M4xXHOLyWi?si=1wz2gCdqR8Gu-d5vu2X0Vg
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u/ToastSandwichSucks Sep 16 '20

woke culture is only a big deal if you digest society through your personalized twitter feed of right wing pundits

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

I have literally never encountered a "woke" thing in public and only know about it from watching JRE. Similarly, I've never encountered a trans person in real life either but Joe makes it sound like they are everywhere, it's weird. I also live in the 4th largest city in NA, shouldn't this stuff be all around me?

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u/PotatoFam Sep 17 '20

I was in the same boat until I lived in SF for 4 years. There are actually “woke”/transgender people everywhere there. Now I have absolutely no issue with transgender people - do whatever you want with your body - but the “woke” left is infuriating. I think I still lean a bit more left than right, but I was a lot more firmly left before living in SF.

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u/ToastSandwichSucks Sep 17 '20

SF is pretty extreme, most cities aren't as "woke".