I really like Young's music but his political posturing and "virtue" signalling has been so annoying since forever.
Just the one's I know about is the whole 'Southern Man' song controversy, then another one is when Trump purchased the rights to play "Rocking in the free world" for announcing his run for presidency and Young first claimed that Trump did it without permission and then when confronted about that statement avoided it like a weasel saying "everybody can use it if they like it", and now this.
If you don't want to be on a platform don't be there, just leave quietly instead of trying to garner attention for yourself by jumping on the hating Rogan bandwagon.
Having opinions != virtue signalling. Some people do in fact believe the views they present in their art. And it's not like Neil Young has recently jumped on the bandwagon, he's been at it for 50+ years!
Oh yes - though each time his opinions backfired on him he went and did a 180 on them in some way as long as he gets dry out of the water. What an amazing role-model indeed.
And you can have your opinions quietly instead of standing on the rooftops and tooting songs in your own name. If people find out that someone, say, does charity work that speaks a lot more powerfully than someone that does a photo-op and then advertises to everyone what a truly generous person there is. So which out of these is having opinions, which is virtue signalling, and to which column does Mr Neil Young apply to?
In about 40 years, the last remaining boomer will slip away. Then of course the universe will end because a world in which they are not at it's center is impossible.
This doesn't belong on HN. It's too political and doesn't add anything constructive.
Can we get insightful items about coronavirus genetic bifurcation, drift velocity, and future pandemic probability estimates? Net negative carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) solutions that scale with cost? Throw me a frick'n bone, people. :prayer hands emoji:
I believe it to be prudent to remove those that want others gone. I don't even support or view Rogan, but since he is one of the few to offer a diverse and inclusive perspective, wrong or not, he probably simply provides a better show and his viewer numbers underline this too.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 39.3 ms ] threadJust the one's I know about is the whole 'Southern Man' song controversy, then another one is when Trump purchased the rights to play "Rocking in the free world" for announcing his run for presidency and Young first claimed that Trump did it without permission and then when confronted about that statement avoided it like a weasel saying "everybody can use it if they like it", and now this.
If you don't want to be on a platform don't be there, just leave quietly instead of trying to garner attention for yourself by jumping on the hating Rogan bandwagon.
Well I heard ol' Neil put him down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
Spotify don't need him around anyhow
Having opinions != virtue signalling. Some people do in fact believe the views they present in their art. And it's not like Neil Young has recently jumped on the bandwagon, he's been at it for 50+ years!
And you can have your opinions quietly instead of standing on the rooftops and tooting songs in your own name. If people find out that someone, say, does charity work that speaks a lot more powerfully than someone that does a photo-op and then advertises to everyone what a truly generous person there is. So which out of these is having opinions, which is virtue signalling, and to which column does Mr Neil Young apply to?
Can we get insightful items about coronavirus genetic bifurcation, drift velocity, and future pandemic probability estimates? Net negative carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) solutions that scale with cost? Throw me a frick'n bone, people. :prayer hands emoji: