Some words regarding Neal Young removing his music from Spotify.

[Hetfield]

Don't think the before mentioned politicians, the media, advertising industry, legal profession, writers and performers of satire/parody/comedians, Hollywood, Larry Flynt, on and on, would agree with your statement either.
Who defines what misinformation is? You trust the government to define it? The best defense against misinformation is education and debate and people make up their own minds.
We have different views on protected speech.
End of my rant!

Saying the vaccine has a microchip in it that tracks you is misinformation, it's called common sense. Saying the vaccine is killing more people than Covid is misinformation, now stop playing stupid.
The first amendment protects speech from the government, not a private business.

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[its phillip]

Joe Rogan sucks and he promotes a lot of bullshit. I still use Spotify because it’s a good app/interface.

 

[SithZedi]

This is a dispute between two private entities.

The First Amendment applies to congress.

Technically it did until the 14th amendment.

Saying the vaccine has a microchip in it that tracks you is misinformation, it's called common sense. Saying the vaccine is killing more people than Covid is misinformation, now stop playing stupid.
The first amendment protects speech from the government, not a private business.

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We are in agreement that the above is misinformation and private businesses can censure. We disagree on whether misinformation is protected speech. The people have to decide for themselves. If you think people are too stupid or don't have the right to decide for themselves than that's another story.

 

[Hetfield]

Technically it did until the 14th amendment.

We are in agreement that the above is misinformation and private businesses can censure. We disagree on whether misinformation is protected speech. The people have to decide for themselves. If you think people are too stupid or don't have the right to decide for themselves than that's another story.

People certainly are too stupid. It's why we only have 68% of people vaccinated. This is country for some odd reason is very susceptible to stupidity and listen to most ignorant. These people turn their back on scientists, doctors, experts and anyone with a degree. The same idiots that's think the Earth is flat. We are F-ed because of the stupidity has literally overtaken the country.

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[Mr._Clark]

Technically it did until the 14th amendment.

It still does.

 

[SithZedi]

It still does.

My bad. Meant to say the 14th amendment extended it to the State government as well as Congress.

 

[}Fear_Inoculum{]

People certainly are too stupid. It's why we only have 68% of people vaccinated. This is country for some odd reason is very susceptible to stupidity and listen to most ignorant. These people turn their back on scientists, doctors, experts and anyone with a degree. The same idiots that's think the Earth is flat. We are F-ed because of the stupidity has literally overtaken the country.

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As my personal hero George Carlin once said:

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”

 

[-Jim-]

1. Spotify sucks
2. Neil Young music sucks
3. I respect Neil's conviction
4. At the end of the day, none of this affects me
5. end of rant

Gene,

You are off base on #1 & #2. If someone has Spotify and likes Neil Young then it would affect them. At least Neil is standing on principle and it will cost him some $$. (Not that he needs any more $$ at his stage in life.)

But let's not hijack this thread.

 

[Hetfield]

As my personal hero George Carlin once said:

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”

George was funny, but even more wise.

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[BoredSysAdmin]

If misinformation were banned politicians would not be able to open their mouths at election time or any other time..

Empty promises aren't the same thing as claiming knowingly false facts, especially when these facts are about saving people's lives.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

At the end of the in words of a tiny and obscure Australian rock band formed by two Scotts.
Money Talks

 

[Alex2507]

... how many artists can actually place/pull music on their own?

All the smart ones.

 

[Mr._Clark]

People certainly are too stupid. It's why we only have 68% of people vaccinated. This is country for some odd reason is very susceptible to stupidity and listen to most ignorant. These people turn their back on scientists, doctors, experts and anyone with a degree. The same idiots that's think the Earth is flat. We are F-ed because of the stupidity has literally overtaken the country.

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There are certainly plenty of people who have rather strange beliefs. There are a lot of ways to slice the vaccination data. The CDC estimates that 87.6% of adults in the U.S. have gotten at least one dose. The hard core antivaxxers are a fringe group.

COVID Data Tracker

CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website.

covid.cdc.gov

Flat earthers are even more fringy:

"firm belief in a flat Earth was rare, with less than a 2 percent acceptance rate in all age groups."

Do People Really Think Earth Might Be Flat?

A poll says lots of Millennials evidently do—and it’s not entirely clear why

blogs.scientificamerican.com

I wouldn't say it's literally overtaken the country.

 

[Hetfield]

There are certainly plenty of people who have rather strange beliefs. There are a lot of ways to slice the vaccination data. The CDC estimates that 87.6% of adults in the U.S. have gotten at least one dose. The hard core antivaxxers are a fringe group.

COVID Data Tracker

CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website.

covid.cdc.gov

Flat earthers are even more fringy:

"firm belief in a flat Earth was rare, with less than a 2 percent acceptance rate in all age groups."

Do People Really Think Earth Might Be Flat?

A poll says lots of Millennials evidently do—and it’s not entirely clear why

blogs.scientificamerican.com

I wouldn't say it's literally overtaken the country.

74 million people voted for a man that broke every norm on earth for a president and was despicable in every single way, we have been taken over by the morons. Period, stop.

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[Trell]

Flat earthers are even more fringy:

"firm belief in a flat Earth was rare, with less than a 2 percent acceptance rate in all age groups."

This reminds of a recent Krugman article.

>>>
Then there’s the teaching of science. Most high schools do teach the theory of evolution, but leading Republican politiciansare either evasive or actively deny the scientific consensus, presumably reflecting the G.O.P. base’s discomfort with the concept. Once the Florida standard takes hold, how long will teaching of evolution survive?

Geology, by the way, has the same problem. I’ve been on nature tours where the guides refuse to talk about the origins of rock formations, saying that they’ve had problems with some religious guests.
<<<

Opinion | Attack of the Right-Wing Thought Police (Published 2022)

Don’t teach anything that makes students uncomfortable.

www.nytimes.com

 

[j_garcia]

Southern man don't need him around any how.

Truth is, I don't need Rogan either lol. Once Joe got Covid and was missing from UFC broadcasts, I didn't miss him at all. His comedy isn't good either. I'd rather have Neil than Joe, but neither one is on my radar.

 

[davidscott]

Good grief just looked it up, this is over Joe Rogan comments? Come on, who takes advice from Joe Rogan?

Aaron Rodgers apparently

 

[Swerd]

Truth is, I don't need Rogan either lol. Once Joe got Covid and was missing from UFC broadcasts, I didn't miss him at all. His comedy isn't good either. I'd rather have Neil than Joe, but neither one is on my radar.

Joe Rogan is a comedian?!? He's about as funny as a truckload of dead babies on Mother's Day.

I also never cared for Neil Young's music. The one good thing about this thread is that I learned I'm not the only one who doesn't like NY's songs.

 

[lovinthehd]

Joe Rogan I believe does still do stand-up. Hopefully its better than the podcast....

 

[ryanosaur]

Joe Rogan is a comedian?!? He's about as funny as a truckload of dead babies on Mother's Day.

I also never cared for Neil Young's music. The one good thing about this thread is that I learned I'm not the only one who doesn't.

I don’t know, I’ve heard a whole bunch of dead baby jokes over the years, and always laughed my @$$ off, Easter, Mother’s Day, whenever.

I guess what I’m saying is don’t insult a good dead baby joke by comparing them to Rogan.