100 sats \ 2 replies \ @provolone OP 5 Apr \ parent \ on: Unpopular Opinion: I stopped liking Jordon B. Peterson mostly_harmless
I took a few to watch the last twenty minutes or so of the "@destiny" episode and I appreciate the commentary from both parties at the end that when people stop talking they start fighting. I wonder now if my aversion to the way he shares his message reveals my own bias for tone policing.
This is a news article that describes a bit of what I'm talking about. I don't think that silencing or erasing academic fields based on the echo of support off one man is good for society.
Where in history do we have evidence that the elongation, attenuation and amplification of divisive behavior can revive a culture? I agree that so long as we're talking we're not engaging in physical or kinetic violence. I'm just skeptical that inciting debate and what ends up being a bit of lifestyle prescription is enough to change culture. Perhaps I miss the point that divisive behavior in an unhealthy culture can also foster other sorts of behavior...
That news article is dated 2017, but I'm surprised so much had already happened by then. Using artificial intelligence to expose post-modern courses/professors so that students can make informed decisions.
Jordan has indeed dedicated a large part of his life to studying and understanding some of the darkest sides of humanity. To figure out what makes them tick, the context which makes people side with Nazi types. So we avoid repeating the creation of such a context. He was not threatening with violence, he was warning about the path we are on.
Would not put much trust in CBC after how they handled Covid.
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Also replying to myself here to record that in that “@destiny” episode JBP made a very good point that it “should have been” the left who were skeptical of corruption in the pharmaceutical industry. That is imo an example of bias/opinion/perspective that may be useful to others.
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