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For the past couple years I've liked Jordan Peterson, or at least tried to like him for my godmother's sake.
For instance, this is one of the things I consider to be him at his best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-wWBGo6a2w
He still does frame much of this around his specific political agenda, but there is far more meat to it that he (or anyone) can only show when not under fire.
The portion of that meat that is not illusory might not be enough.
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In conclusion, at this point it seems best to simply treat Prof. Peterson's public works as invisible - neither believe nor disbelieve anything on his authority or lack thereof. If I ever do cite him in the future, I should do so only provided that I articulate in full, explicitly, independently, the reasoning that leads to the conclusion being argued. I'm not sure why I would do that, except in a "even this guy you're such a huge fan of is saying this" context or maybe to debunk some of the shriller haters lest they make fools of themselves attacking straw men.
For instance, this is one of the things I consider to be him at his best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-wWBGo6a2w
He still does frame much of this around his specific political agenda, but there is far more meat to it that he (or anyone) can only show when not under fire.
The portion of that meat that is not illusory might not be enough.
( Read more... )
In conclusion, at this point it seems best to simply treat Prof. Peterson's public works as invisible - neither believe nor disbelieve anything on his authority or lack thereof. If I ever do cite him in the future, I should do so only provided that I articulate in full, explicitly, independently, the reasoning that leads to the conclusion being argued. I'm not sure why I would do that, except in a "even this guy you're such a huge fan of is saying this" context or maybe to debunk some of the shriller haters lest they make fools of themselves attacking straw men.