Ever since Andrew Tate blew up on the internet, his sentiments have flooded the social media discourse. He has become a polarizing figure because of his no-holds-barred style. He has been less active owing to his arrest by the Romanian police on various charges. However, he has left a profound impact on the discourse. Joe Rogan who likes to weigh in on such issues has a solid influence on narratives.
One NBA legend has merged the popular notions of these two personalities. So, how did he stitch together two narratives?
NBA Legend concurs with Rogan while invoking a popular line
Joe Rogan is actively critiquing mainstream media. This approach has earned him followers across various spectrums. Thus, he has become a major voice, and his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, is the most renowned podcast. Therefore, he is in the psyche of both common folks and celebrities. One such NBA celebrity, Boston Celtics Great Kevin Garnett posted a story showing a clip from Joe Rogan’s podcast, where he is talking about how local news channels say the same things, spanning across hundreds of channels. The sentence structures and word usage is the same implying that they get the same script from someone powerful.
Posting this Joe Rogan clip, KG writes, “The matrix is very real ppl”. Andrew Tate re-popularized the notion of the Matrix, drawn from the cult-classic movie The Matrix. As per Tate, what we perceive as real in this world is a part of the Matrix which has created an illusionary world, a simulation operated by elite people. And for someone to know the reality, one needs to get out of the matrix. Tate posed as someone who could rescue people from the matrix by following his ways. Now it isn’t clear how KG agrees with Tate’s overall world overview, but he certainly believes news channels parroting the same thing as a mechanism of control and as a part of the matrix.
Joe Rogan has never had Tate on his podcast
Joe Rogan has talked about Andrew Tate before. He has acknowledged the kickboxing achievements of the former MMA performer and has also said that his unapologetic stances resonate with young people. At the same time, he criticized Tate’s methods to get fame and money. But he also denounced the move to de-platform him by major social media companies.
Tate had also requested to be on Joe Rogan’s show. But Rogan denied his request because he wanted to avoid being associated with him. In the long term, it may have been a beneficial decision considering Tate’s arrest. Anyway, Rogan, Garnett, and Tate are among the people who openly speak what’s on their minds.
Opinions by Rogan and Tate, have led to many heated debates which creates polarization, while Garnett’s opinions are usually related to NBA, so he doesn’t attract much negative attention.