The Joe Rogan ExperienceTheo Von on Joe Rogan: Why humming a song kills monetization
YouTube flags a hummed melody and redirects the ad revenue to rights holders; Theo and Rogan argue the same platform logic now shapes AI companions.
EVERY SPOKEN WORD
150 min read · 30,007 words- JRJoe Rogan
[upbeat music] Joe Rogan Podcast, check it out.
- TVTheo Von
The Joe Rogan Experience.
- JRJoe Rogan
Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night. All day. [upbeat music] People making that. Thank you. Bunch of fucking communists.
- TVTheo Von
Who do you mean by those people?
- JRJoe Rogan
Uh, you know.
- TVTheo Von
[laughs]
- JRJoe Rogan
You know.
- TVTheo Von
It's changed over the years [laughs] .
- JRJoe Rogan
The ones with the horns. I don't know. You know.
- TVTheo Von
You mean band members? [laughs] Who are you talking about here?
- JRJoe Rogan
Uh, stuff.
- TVTheo Von
Yeah.
- JRJoe Rogan
Uh, music. Music industry.
- TVTheo Von
Dude, yeah, I was gonna-
- JRJoe Rogan
We were just talking about, we should tell people what we're talking about. If you hum a song, just like fuck around, and like-
- TVTheo Von
Yeah
- JRJoe Rogan
... you know, like the Cocaine song, you know what I mean? If you play Eric Clapton, you know, if you do that, you'll get flagged on YouTube. They, and they take money from you.
- TVTheo Von
How desperate is that?
- JRJoe Rogan
It's gross. Like, you can't even hum a song? You can't... Like, what are you talking about?
- TVTheo Von
You can't even hum. In the future, you're not even gonna be able to fall in love. They're gonna charge you for it.
- JRJoe Rogan
How are they gonna do that?
- TVTheo Von
They'll find-
- JRJoe Rogan
Well, you won't be falling in love with a person anymore. P- people will be outdated. People come with problems.
- TVTheo Von
I ain't coming on no bot.
- JRJoe Rogan
No? Ever? What about in one?
- TVTheo Von
No. What will they do with it?
- JRJoe Rogan
No? Keep it.
- TVTheo Von
Yeah.
- JRJoe Rogan
Maybe that's what keeps them alive. Imagine that.
- TVTheo Von
Let me think about it for just a second.
Episode duration: 2:40:57
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