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I was Jordan Peterson’s strongest supporter. Now I think he’s dangerous
- ardent_uno 8y agoI feel like everyone's attacking a straw man version of Jordan Peterson in a case of mass virtue signaling.
- jstewartmobile 8y agoYep. If this guy had anything legit to pin on JP, this long-ass drawn-out story would have been much shorter.
- gsaga 8y agoHe does. 1. He's more of a preacher than a teacher, even in the classroom. 2. He uses the language of fear, a lot. 3. His follower tend to be outright dismissive of opposing views.
- gsaga 8y agoPs. I'm also a fan. He helped me clean my room.
- ardent_uno 8y agoThose points describe a large number of public intellectuals from across the political spectrum, most of whom I would not consider dangerous.
- tlb 8y agoHaving one's followers be dismissive of opposing views is not necessarily bad. Darwin shares that distinction.
- jstewartmobile 8y agoYou've just described almost every humanities professor I've ever had. I didn't need an article that long to hear a pot call a kettle black.
- eberkund 8y agoI really can't stand JP, I'm glad to see more people coming with articles opposing him. I feel like in a lot of cases in interviews he rambles off and touches on so many different points that people have a hard time responding to him. I think the author of this article tries to touch on this somewhat.