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I've been listening to a few of Peterson's podcasts recently and wanted other people's thoughts on this guy.
For those of you that haven't seen him, he is a professor of psychology that made waves with a tirade against the enforcement of specific pronouns in legislation in Canada (that is his perspective at least). He went viral when students posted videos online but it seems to have backfired as he has shot to fame as a self-styled role-model for young men.
I've read ALOT about how this guy is the devil; a transphobic, misogynistic, narcissist who stokes tensions between the "incel" types and the feminist lobby.
I don't see it. He is wonderfully articulate and whilst he sometimes betrays his lack of knowledge in some areas, he is generally well read, thoughtful and nuanced in his debates. He created two books "12 Rules for Life" and "Beyond Order" which are multi-million copy sellers and he has scores of young men who claim he changed their lives. I always try to see people as being genuine and honest when they make these claims.
Personally I like a lot of what he says. He promotes personal responsibility, achievement, stoicism, having goals and going toward them, holding oneself accountable etc. He is strident in many of his views though in many videos he gets tearful when talking about young men losing their way and not having a positive message to follow. I could have done with a positive male in my life growing up; I'd certainly have behaved in less destructive ways and been more prosocial if I had. I didn't know what to do, how to do it or what I wanted growing up and it took so much longer to figure it out. It was only when I came across the wonderful Dick Sutphen (RIP) that things started to turn the corner for me (he did a lot of acceptance/commitment type work on CDs back in the day).
I think we could all do with a Peterson in our lives. He has his flaws - he got addicted to benzodiazepines, partakes in a beef, salt and water only diet and can be a tad, erm, hostile at times. Yet he knows what he stands for and is willing to speak up when he sees something happening that he believes is bad for society. I respect that, even when I don't agree.
Any thoughts?
For those of you that haven't seen him, he is a professor of psychology that made waves with a tirade against the enforcement of specific pronouns in legislation in Canada (that is his perspective at least). He went viral when students posted videos online but it seems to have backfired as he has shot to fame as a self-styled role-model for young men.
I've read ALOT about how this guy is the devil; a transphobic, misogynistic, narcissist who stokes tensions between the "incel" types and the feminist lobby.
I don't see it. He is wonderfully articulate and whilst he sometimes betrays his lack of knowledge in some areas, he is generally well read, thoughtful and nuanced in his debates. He created two books "12 Rules for Life" and "Beyond Order" which are multi-million copy sellers and he has scores of young men who claim he changed their lives. I always try to see people as being genuine and honest when they make these claims.
Personally I like a lot of what he says. He promotes personal responsibility, achievement, stoicism, having goals and going toward them, holding oneself accountable etc. He is strident in many of his views though in many videos he gets tearful when talking about young men losing their way and not having a positive message to follow. I could have done with a positive male in my life growing up; I'd certainly have behaved in less destructive ways and been more prosocial if I had. I didn't know what to do, how to do it or what I wanted growing up and it took so much longer to figure it out. It was only when I came across the wonderful Dick Sutphen (RIP) that things started to turn the corner for me (he did a lot of acceptance/commitment type work on CDs back in the day).
I think we could all do with a Peterson in our lives. He has his flaws - he got addicted to benzodiazepines, partakes in a beef, salt and water only diet and can be a tad, erm, hostile at times. Yet he knows what he stands for and is willing to speak up when he sees something happening that he believes is bad for society. I respect that, even when I don't agree.
Any thoughts?