Vid of the Day
Vid of the Day
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If you get the time this is well worth a listen.
- Fuck the rules.
I ride gangsta!soundofreason - Gosh, how modern. Respect due. :)Morning_star
- The title makes it sound like a Cosmo "What color is energy?" type deal. For an hour and a half you're going to need a better pitch.soundofreason
- Jordan B Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. Hissoundofreason
- ...main areas of study are in abnormal, social, and personality psychology, with a particular interest in the psychology of religious and ideological belief.soundofreason
- (via wikipedia)soundofreason
- @soundofreason. Listen, don't listen, up to you dude.. I found it valuable from the perspective of it casting some illuminating background regarding the...Morning_star
- ..reasons why humans do the shit they do. it is as far from the Depak Chopra style dog wank as you can get.Morning_star
- I have a hard time understanding the hype about this guy.yuekit
- I listened to first half hour and he essentially says...aspire to be successful and respected, hang out with people who are positive influence, treat yourselfyuekit
- like you would treat others. Which is fine but it's basically the stuff self-help gurus have been saying for years isn't it?yuekit
- But then I look at YouTube comments and people are like "this changed my life" :/yuekit
- I think his appeal is explaining the layers of complexity of humanity and applying them to the situation we are in today with SJW/Alt right etc.Noggin
- I like the lobsters.Morning_star
- The lobsters are getting depressed! I like this guys energy and belief in everything he says. I can't find much that I don't agree with him on.Ianbolton
- I haven't seen the video but as a 40+ year old I can't take seriously anyone that claims not only that there are rules for life but also limits them to 12.soundofreason
- And that doesn't mean I have everything figured out. I'm still open to new ideas and seek them constantly.soundofreason
- But rules are for children who can't understand the complexities of the world and foresee the consequences of their actions.soundofreason
- ^ you should watch the video.monNom
- I've read enough about him to know I can live without watching it.soundofreason
- But here are the rules for those needing self-help:soundofreason
- Rule 1 Stand up straight with your shoulders back
Rule 2 Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helpingsoundofreason - Rule 3 Make friends with people who want the best for you
Rule 4 Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is todaysoundofreason - Rule 5 Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them
Rule 6 Set your house in perfect order before you criticise the worldsoundofreason - Rule 7 Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient)
Rule 8 Tell the truth – or, at least, don’t liesoundofreason - Rule 9 Assume the person you are listening to might know something you don’t
Rule 10 Be precise in your speechsoundofreason - Rule 11 Do not bother children when they are skateboarding
Rule 12 Pet a cat when you encounter one on the streetsoundofreason - #LifeChangersoundofreason
- I respect the way he handled himself on that Channel 4 interview but at the end of the day he's just a self-help guru for #ProudBoys.soundofreason
- Proud boys?Ianbolton
- Proud Boys is a far-right men's organization... for men who "refuse to apologize for creating the modern world." - Wikipedia
http://bit.ly/2DG9Lz…soundofreason - This American Life did a piece on them:
https://www.thisamer…soundofreason - @Ianbolton
If you're interested in the conversation. I think it's great in the Channel4 piece he said that male qualities are better suited for..soundofreason - the current system (ie: capitalism). He didn't actually say it but it was implied. The interviewer never committed to wanting to change the system...soundofreason
- She seemed to want to keep the current the system while using "female qualities". In my view it was more of a failure on her side than a win on his.soundofreason
- I clearly come from a a far left view on these things. #notaproudboysoundofreason
- ^ hang on, he made a lot of good points. It wasn’t really a debate or a discussion and she wasn’t trying to find anything out, just trying to clarify her...Ianbolton
- rather flawed points. I found it more interesting because I’d suggest Cathy Newman is a standard feminist voice who doesn’t get the broader picture inIanbolton
- In what is a very complex debate. We’d have a better time trying to find ways of working together than arguing against ways we don’t - like be nice to each...Ianbolton
- Other and don’t tell lies. Basics, I know, but surprisingly difficult when debating gender. I don’t see how somebody can suggest being beyond JP at the momentIanbolton
- My impression of him: he dazzles with a lot of fancy words, but it ultimately justifies a regressive/socially conservative worldview.yuekit
- Mate, this is a joy to watch. https://www.youtube.…Ianbolton
- Fuck the rules.