Thoughts on Jordan Peterson?
I've liked him for a few years now but am curious to know if anyone else on this site does.
If you know who he is, what do you think of him?
If you know who he is, what do you think of him?
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SW-User
It was a shock to discover what a mild and gentle man he is.
His advice can be really good to absurdly simple, but somehow we still need to hear it....
Make your bed.... 😂
I think people get confused because he's an old school thinker - he likes to let conversations meander where they may
He's not a gotcha person
He's an exlporer of ideas. He isn't scared of knowledge. He is a man of principle
I think he is probably weakest when he talks about women
Don't get me wrong, he can make killer points that have made me think, but in general he can sound a bit of a fuddy duddy
His heart is in the right place and I think he has been a bit broken in the last few years
His advice can be really good to absurdly simple, but somehow we still need to hear it....
Make your bed.... 😂
I think people get confused because he's an old school thinker - he likes to let conversations meander where they may
He's not a gotcha person
He's an exlporer of ideas. He isn't scared of knowledge. He is a man of principle
I think he is probably weakest when he talks about women
Don't get me wrong, he can make killer points that have made me think, but in general he can sound a bit of a fuddy duddy
His heart is in the right place and I think he has been a bit broken in the last few years
SW-User
@SW-User This is a good analysis.
To be honest I actually do agree with most of what he says about women as it is based on what is demonstrably better for society, and for most of the women in it.
The area that I think he should leave alone now is transgenderism and the debate around that because it only serves to keep reinforcing an issue that doesn't actually matter. I get that there's some significance to it but it's not enough to waste your time and intellect on. I'm inclined to think the trans movement will just die a death if we cease to indulge the left and their obsession with gender identity.
To be honest I actually do agree with most of what he says about women as it is based on what is demonstrably better for society, and for most of the women in it.
The area that I think he should leave alone now is transgenderism and the debate around that because it only serves to keep reinforcing an issue that doesn't actually matter. I get that there's some significance to it but it's not enough to waste your time and intellect on. I'm inclined to think the trans movement will just die a death if we cease to indulge the left and their obsession with gender identity.
SW-User
@SW-User He came to prominence due to the trans issue only because Canada was introducing laws to make it illegal to not use someone's 'preferred' pronouns. I think it was the philosophical implications of mandating speech -rather than the trans issue per se - that got him involved. That said it is good to see him being appreciated on a much broader level.
SW-User
@SW-User I know, and I agree that it wasn't because he took issue with people being trans that caused him to speak out but rather the lack of free speech associated with enforcing certain words and language. I just think that now the trans debate has become so circular and repetitive, and that he is essentially above that.