Joe Rogan argued that America's biggest technology companies have accumulated enough money and influence that a small group of people now shapes politics, the economy and how the public sees the world. The comments came on an episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" with comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir. More than four hours in, Gillis raised former President Theodore Roosevelt's efforts to rein in powerful corporations and his "Square Deal," suggesting the country may need another president willing to confront concentrated wealth. Rogan questioned whether that is still possible. "Don't you think that big business and corporations and super PACs and all these different things have gotten so deeply entwined in politics that if a guy ever tried to do anything remotely like that, they'd kill him?" he asked. He added that "We thought Trump was going to do it. It's clearly he's not going to do any of those things." Normand said the country felt like it was reaching a "boiling point," while Shaffir called it the "pitchfork era." Shaffir tied that frustration to household finances, saying "No one can get a home. No one can pay their bills. Everyone's living with roommates at 35." Rogan then turned to the internet and the profits behind it. "These tech oligarchs are really in control of a giant chunk of the narrative that shapes society," he said. "It shapes our economy, shapes our social systems. It shapes everything." https://t.co/aqIwjA7ytP