This is absolute GOLD and the DUmmies don't get it.
tulipsandroses (7,768 posts)
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 05:08 PM
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Joe Rogan's friends followed him to Texas. They all seem to hate it.
I remember reading about this mass bro exodus to Texas to follow Rogan and Musk.LOL - Some of these guys wanted to move to more conservative states because they just wanted to be assholes. They wanted to get away from "wokeness."
Grow up.! Stop being whiny ass man babies.
From the heat to the state's power grid, Joe Rogan's friends are learning that Texas isn't what they were promised
In 2020, Joe Rogan moved from Los Angeles to Austin after visiting and realizing he didn't have to wear a mask at a restaurant. Many of Rogan's compatriots in the stand-up space followed him to Texas to be closer to his "anti-cancel culture" comedy club. For some, it was a desire to escape what they saw as out-of-control homelessness, crime or high tax states like New York and California. But in recent interviews, some of Rogan's pals seem to have learned that Texas isn't paradise, either.
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Dillon, who moved to Austin shortly after Rogan, announced in the summer of 2021 that he would be moving back to Los Angeles. Dillon said that the COVID-19 pandemic and Rogan's 2020 decision to move to Texas made him want a change of scenery, and that while he had "never loved Austin," he was willing to give it a chance, even though it wasn't a "world-class city."
"Yes, the taxes are better.
And yes, there are benefits to not being in LA. And yes, LA is a host of problems," Dillon said on his podcast. "But I moved here because, first and foremost, I said, something new will be good. I was wrong."
Another Rogan associate was more direct with his criticism of Texas.
"Texas f--king blows," comedian Shane Gillis said in a June episode of the Andrew Schulz podcast, recalling a storm that left his Austin home without power for three days. "It's hot as f--k. The second we ran out of power, the house was 90 degrees and bugs came in immediately."
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Schuab, Gillis and Dillon are far from the only comedians to not see what Rogan sees. In January, New Orleans-native comedian Mark Normand called Austin's comedy scene "a punchline." Normand has also declared that "moving to Texas is over," and last summer complained about Texas' weather and Austin's homeless population.
"That city is a boiling pot of evil goo, just circling a dish," Normand said in July 2024.
Everywhere you look, comedians in Rogan's orbit are trashing Austin. So if you've had enough of California and New York transplants ruining Texas, don't worry. It appears the fever may have broken.
https://www.chron.com/culture/celebrities/article/joe-rogan-friends-austin-texas-20790258.php
Previous article about the manosphere moving to TX
HOW JOE ROGAN REMADE AUSTIN
The podcaster and comedian has turned the city into a haven for manosphere influencers, just-asking-questions tech bros, and other “free thinkers” who happen to all think alike.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/joe-rogan-austin-comedy-club/679568/
So all these guys moved from liberal shit holes to the most liberal city in Texas ... and they HATE it.
Not the best strategy if you're looking for a change of pace from LA or NOLA ...
The DUmmies are lapping it up.
KC
