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[–] gianni@lemmy.ca 194 points 1 year ago (43 children)

I’m sharing this article because it changed my perception of Jordan Peterson, and exposed him as intellectually dishonest at best and more likely a fraud artist. Starting with essentially his dissertation. It is a long read but it is incredibly well researched and written:

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/03/the-intellectual-we-deserve

[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

One more reason to hate the education system of rating stuff according to how lengthy it is.

[–] gianni@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t think it has anything to do with the education system. It’s simply that the commitment involved in the request is much higher than normal. I don’t read every 50-page article or 2-hour video I come across. But I can be compelled to when the value proposition is higher than normal.

[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think my comment was misunderstood: it was kind of a half-joke about Peterson’s writing.

Everyone learned to make their concept as long as possible in school because they were better-received, and that’s what Peterson is doing: talking in the most convoluted way possible to make his otherwise bland ideas feel smart.

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