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I'm not a fan of Jordan Peterson, but I thought that quote really drove the author's point home. I was much more appalled by the cheating policy described prece

• jszymborski 5y ago
  But surely quotes are best taken in the context of the people who say them. The quote "You're not perfect just the way you are. You could be better." needs to taken into context of Peterson's work. Peterson uses this to attack the idea self-acceptance and embracing your identity or expression. It's meant to be a foil to the "You're perfect just the way you are." mentality that isn't meant to engender the idea that everyone is infallible, but rather we needn't change our identity to conform to e.g. gender norms. Of course, Peterson purposefully misinterprets this as a declaration of infallibility and acceptance of mediocrity, which fits nicely into the narrative the author is weaving.