a few shotgun thoughts on this:
1. comparing spotify's platform to a concert platform is a little iffy. spotify is incredibly huge. 1.2 MILLION artists have at least 1000 listens. 185,000 have made at least $1,000 bucks. 870 artists have made at least $1,000,000. in that context, where the platform is being shared with more than a million other people (including charles manson!) i think it's a little dubious that "sharing a platform" with Rogan (or anyone else on spotify) is a sign of implicit support. that said, free market, everyone's free to do what they want etc. etc. etc.
2. this isn't censorship in any meaningful sense. someone as big and influential as rogan will always have an outlet.
3. obligatory "i don't listen to rogan" BUT i have listened before. i think back in 2015 or something he had alex jones on and i was pretty excited about that and gave it a listen to hear alex jones be crazy. Rogan's not really my cup of tea, mostly because i scratch my "kind of dumb but charming guy talks about stuff" itch from nate bergatze and church of lazlo podcasts. that said, you don't really have to be a fan or listen to know that rogan is extremely talented at what he does (not that anyone was really disputing that besides dax).
4. apropos of nothing really, I love spotify and think it's (along with its predecessors/peers) one of the best things that's ever happened to music. completely revolutionary. the entire world's catalogue of music available at your fingertips. what a world.
