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Joe Rogan has been a keen observer of the Elon Musk-Twitter saga since its beginning. The longtime UFC commentator never shies away from hiding his excitement for Musk taking over the popular social media platform. Rogan believed that Musk wanted to facilitate free speech on Twitter, a space that was notorious for stringent political correctness and rampant cancel culture.

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In a recent episode of JRE, Rogan summed up the changes he saw since Musk’s takeover of the bird app. He was talking to his guest, Matt Taibbi, in episode #1940. A clip of an exchange between the pair surfaced on Twitter and prompted a reaction from Musk himself.

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While Musk’s response suggested he agreed with Rogan’s comments, there were quite a few responses that disagreed with the pair as well.

What Joe Rogan said about cancel culture

Joe Rogan has always been vocal against cancel culture. During the pandemic era, Rogan faced the threat of cancelation himself as some of his podcast episodes got mired in controversy. However, the former ‘Fear Factor’ host survived those trying times and is one of Spotify’s biggest assets today.

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Commenting on the change in the atmosphere on Twitter, Rogan said, “When someone types something on Twitter now, and it’s ridiculous, now people aren’t scared to go in after it. They’re not worried about losing their account, which they were before; which is, I think, one of the more interesting things about Elon Musk buying Twitter.”

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The 55-year-old further added that people could now see a lot more vigorous debates and trolling as well. As Rogan credited these changes to Musk, the billionaire responded to the JRE host with a simple tweet.

Fans react to Elon Musk’s response

In his response to Rogan, Musk wrote, “RIP Cancel Culture, you won’t be missed.” However, not everyone agreed with the effectiveness of Musk’s takeover in canceling cancel culture.

One user made a note of Musk’s wishful thinking.

Another said that cancel culture may not truly ever be uprooted.

More users joined in on wishing the practice came to an end.

One fan joked, giving props for the feat to both Musk and Rogan.

Cancel culture has been a topic of many heated debates. Several popular figures like Musk and Rogan have voraciously advocated against it as well. Musk’s purchase of Twitter has led to policy changes on the bird app.

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However, was it enough to truly implement free speech? Give us your opinion in the comments below.

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