I don't take Jordan to be an authentic redpill. I suppose this depends upon your definition, but there's no mistaking the fact that Jordan discourages thinking in conspiratorial terms.
I don't mean that he's an express freight train to rejecting globalism, he's the first stop along the way. That's why he's so popular: He's presenting a marginal shift away from basic-bitch leftyism without requiring his listeners to make huge leaps away from what they know. Whether or not they take the next step is up for them.
Are there many academics getting huge legacy media exposure (matching the level Jordan is online)?
From what I've seen he's gotten a few hostile interviews, and that's about it. I wouldn't call that huge legacy media exposure, mostly he's been successful through organic sharing on social media.
And yes, they do have pet lefty academics they shower with much more attention and actively attempt to promote.
I wouldn't call that huge legacy media exposure
Yep, that was my point exactly. I don't see the academic types getting a whole shitload of legacy media exposure at all. Even Jordan's interviews tended to be online posts. As far as the lefty professors, you do see handfuls of them get interview spots on MSNBC panels and the like, but it doesn't seem like any real charismatics have been put forward by the Left lately who are strictly academics. Chomsky is still somewhat relevant, but the last two I recollect making waves were McKinnon and Paglia. Cornel West gets some mainstream attention, and he's always a racial sympathizer. Overall it seems like the news programming itself has become the major manipulator in mainstream media.
People today are so beholden to authority, it hardly matters anymore what professor (or whatever fancy title they grab) makes the appearance. The news just has to set the person up as an expert and the boomer crowd begins nodding heads.
Yep, that was my point exactly. I don't see the academic types getting a whole shitload of legacy media exposure at all.
Magic black man comes to mind. Anyhow, the argument I was responding to was that Jordan Petersen was being artificially pushed by the MSM the way Einstein was. Personally I'm not seeing it, then again I don't own a TV.
Yeah, I got you. When I was commenting earlier, it had everything to do with his online presence in the podcast circuit primarily. Good for you on not having a TV.
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