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Anyone else miss the old-school Joe Rogan sometimes?

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He had a beautiful innocence to him and at the same time also let his natural rage and arrogance come out, which was fun. He would often be drunk like in this clip and be quite combative about subjects or with people in general, especially hecklers. He was also more of an Eddie Brave conspiracy guy and was not the multi-millionaire businessman/politician he is now who is almost always guarded and measured with what he says and how he expresses things.

I don't blame him for changing, his new persona is a cost of moving up in the corporate world I reckon, I just miss beautiful, innocent, honest, fiery young Rogan. Many people have similar complaints about Howard Stern as he has risen from young angry shock jock to incredible heights.

 
Nah, Kettlebells, roided to the gills Hogan is still a fockin hoot

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Oh yeah I remember that. That was back when Rogan looked like a human being & not like a zit that's about to pop.
 
He's a man with 2 daughters, and just older and more mature. IT's natural. He was saying his oldest daughters 8 during one of his podcasts, and I'd assume this is way longer than 8 years ago, so that's a man that doesn't have a kid, and doesn't need to calm down, and start slowing his roll for his kids. That's a man that might shit on the hotel floor to tell his buddies the next day.
 
I think what you are describing is somebody growing and maturing as a person.
 
I hate Jog Rogan's work, he sucked on News Radio, he sucked on Fear Factor and he sucks with the UFC, and his stand up.... The worst joke delivery I've ever heard. Just my opinion of his celebrity work, I don't know him personally, I probably would blaze a joint with him and shoot the shit though.
 
He was a great commentator (and still is to some degree) before UFC pushed him to overhype bullshit to casuals for a dollar. Somewhere along the way he lost his integrity.
 
rogan turned into a pseudo-intellectual and became incredibly unfunny. he didn't take himself as seriously before.
 
Well Eddie Bravo hasn't changed even as he approaches 50, he's an inspiration to us all.

Eddie Bravo probably pinches himself every morning. He's doing something that not even 1% of the population gets to do, and that's making money off something he loves with an obsessive passion. And really really good money. I wonder what his net worth is at this point. You gotta imagine the guy has like 20 gyms by now, and at least 50 students per gym. The guy's basically a Lifetime Fitness franchise owner, or a Gold's Gym franchise owner.
 
Rogan still comes pretty natural but ofc not so much as in this old video
Age is a mofo
 
Rogan still same imo

His enthusiasm still same I remember ken vs Tito 1 pre hype damn rogan was good

He's a genuine fan
 
He had a beautiful innocence to him and at the same time also let his natural rage and arrogance come out, which was fun. He would often be drunk like in this clip and be quite combative about subjects or with people in general, especially hecklers. He was also more of an Eddie Brave conspiracy guy and was not the multi-millionaire businessman/politician he is now who is almost always guarded and measured with what he says and how he expresses things.

I don't blame him for changing, his new persona is a cost of moving up in the corporate world I reckon, I just miss beautiful, innocent, honest, fiery young Rogan. Many people have similar complaints about Howard Stern as he has risen from young angry shock jock to incredible heights.


You act like changing is some unnatural, fake thing. The guy is like 25 years older now.
 
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