3 ms·

Everything on that list is mainstream. If you define that as an alt-right on ramp then you’re probably disconnected from a large part of our society.

anon_tor_12345 6y ago
>Sam Altman and PG you think YC is mainstream? outside of tech absolutely no one knows what it is (let alone sam altman and paul graham). it's fair to say that, outside of joe rogan and trump, the other names on this person's list are not mainstream (jordan peterson is not well known outside of a very small group of people).
- rtrdea 6y ago
  I have a blue collar factory job. But I know who all these people are
jjj123 6y ago
I have no doubt I’m disconnected from a large part of our society, but genuine question: is Jordan Peterson mainstream? I know he’s very popular but doesn’t seem like he’s broken out of the right wing/apolitical young white male demographic, but I could be wrong.
deleted 6y ago
[deleted]
3131s 6y ago
That's not mainstream, it's just moron fodder that Youtube recommends to young white males. That list is a reflection of cultural decay, a vacuum where charlatans consume the empty intellectual space.
- throwaway803453 6y ago
  There are millions of forgotten (and fatherless) people, who suffer from depression, aimlessness, lack of discipline, nihilism, addiction, self-loathing and self pity. JP, speaks to those people and encourages them to find power through inner strength, personal responsibility, and discipline and not from from oppressing others or joining a mob. I am a middle aged, wealthy, Latino, liberal, atheist (i.e., not the stereotype mentioned in your comment) JP fan and would appreciate a coherent criticism. What am I missing ? Your above reply didn't add any clarity to this discussion.
  - thrown67 6y ago
    Jordan Peterson is a charlatan. He is sexist. He is not a typical representative of a psychologist and one should be very wary of recommending him to someone depressed, he can put petrol on their fires [1][2]. I'm Indian and I find him similar in style though very different to the charlatan 'Sadhguru' Jaggi Vasudev. JP spews very poisonous bullshit along with his generic advises. I think the Nathan J Robinson piece about him 'The Intellectual we Deserve' is a good starting point [3]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25534961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25534961 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25533794 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25533794 [3] https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/03/the-intellectual-we-deserve https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/03/the-intellectual-we-d...
    - _throwawayyyyyy 6y ago
      just posting that i love this comment and thank you

anon_tor_12345 6y ago

>Sam Altman and PG you think YC is mainstream? outside of tech absolutely no one knows what it is (let alone sam altman and paul graham). it's fair to say that, outside of joe rogan and trump, the other names on this person's list are not mainstream (jordan peterson is not well known outside of a very small group of people).

rtrdea 6y ago
I have a blue collar factory job. But I know who all these people are

jjj123 6y ago

I have no doubt I’m disconnected from a large part of our society, but genuine question: is Jordan Peterson mainstream? I know he’s very popular but doesn’t seem like he’s broken out of the right wing/apolitical young white male demographic, but I could be wrong.

deleted 6y ago

[deleted]

3131s 6y ago

That's not mainstream, it's just moron fodder that Youtube recommends to young white males. That list is a reflection of cultural decay, a vacuum where charlatans consume the empty intellectual space.

throwaway803453 6y ago
There are millions of forgotten (and fatherless) people, who suffer from depression, aimlessness, lack of discipline, nihilism, addiction, self-loathing and self pity. JP, speaks to those people and encourages them to find power through inner strength, personal responsibility, and discipline and not from from oppressing others or joining a mob. I am a middle aged, wealthy, Latino, liberal, atheist (i.e., not the stereotype mentioned in your comment) JP fan and would appreciate a coherent criticism. What am I missing ? Your above reply didn't add any clarity to this discussion.
- thrown67 6y ago
  Jordan Peterson is a charlatan. He is sexist. He is not a typical representative of a psychologist and one should be very wary of recommending him to someone depressed, he can put petrol on their fires [1][2]. I'm Indian and I find him similar in style though very different to the charlatan 'Sadhguru' Jaggi Vasudev. JP spews very poisonous bullshit along with his generic advises. I think the Nathan J Robinson piece about him 'The Intellectual we Deserve' is a good starting point [3]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25534961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25534961 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25533794 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25533794 [3] https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/03/the-intellectual-we-deserve https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/03/the-intellectual-we-d...
  - _throwawayyyyyy 6y ago
    just posting that i love this comment and thank you