Hi. This question is for leftists mostly. If you watch a content creator that’s on the left, but they have a questionable guest on, do you continue to watch that creator or do you find a different creator to watch? I sometimes watch The Convo Couch and Danny Haiphong, but they’ve had very questionable guests on and I can’t bring myself to support guests like that. Bonus question: Do you watch non-left channels?
You sound like you’re really young. I’m not saying that as an insult I’m saying that because who n you get older you’ll realize that many people disagree with you and you kinda just got to live with it, but you are also free to support or not support whomever you want. It doesn’t matter what others do. It matters what you want to do.
It depends on context. What type of show it is, how the interaction is approached, etc.
Bonus answer: I don’t really categorize channels that way but if I notice one has some really bad takes or inaccuracies I’m less likely to value their work.
I like to be open minded and also sometimes/rarely listen to people I don’t necessarily agree with. But more often than not I get reminded why I don’t like those ‘questionable’ people. They either repeat their usual few talking points or try to sell some ‘simple truths’ or push their agenda. Once that gets boring, doesn’t entertain me any more, I switch to something else. There is enough content out there. Maybe a few times I’ve learned about a new (to me) perspective on things, or new facts or a study that I wasn’t aware of. Other times I knew the facts and if the host doesn’t call them out on lies and misinformation, I’m done.
I don’t think I primarily make the decision based on where on the right/left spectrum someone is, but what they have to say. And I want to learn something from content I watch or be entertained. If it’s misinformation they spread or they’re annoying to listen to, there is nothing to gain for me.
What I like in this setting is a proper debate about facts. I like to watch those. But the host has to be good at it. They have to be prepared, know the facts and studies and call the guests out if they don’t tell the truth.
if the host doesn’t call them out on lies and misinformation, I’m done.
That’s a very important factor.
Know your enemy
It depends, is the host just mirroring the guest or do they engage in meaningful debates?
You can have someone like Joe Rogan who will have Bernie Sanders and agree with him, and another episode he will bring some idiot and make jokes about shooting homeless people… These people aren’t worth following. But if you have someone who remains critical and engages in actual thoughts instead of sharing their 3 functioning braincells with their guests, that’s a good thing.
