Why Jordan Peterson is so popular

This is a very long piece to say, essentially, "because Jordan Peterson is pedantic enough to say obvious things that so outrageously offend the far left that he's flung into popularity by contrarians looking for anything other than identity politics."

That said...it's interesting.

Why Is Jordan Peterson So Popular? - The Atlantic

 

I'll try to remember to read it later but that's a good lede.

Two years ago, I walked downstairs and saw one of my teenage sons watching a strange YouTube video on the television.

“What is that?” I asked.

He turned to me earnestly and explained, “It’s a psychology professor at the University of Toronto talking about Canadian law.”

“Huh?” I said, but he had already turned back to the screen. I figured he had finally gotten to the end of the internet, and this was the very last thing on it.​

And that is a pretty funny line.

 

Dick would have started this thread if he were still here.

 

Then we could reboot it in a few years. Now we won't.

 

Who?

 

The article more or less argues that he creates said reaction because the people giving the reaction are something along the line of culture fascists.

 

That said,

nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/the-lefts-hatred-of-jordan-peterson-is-perfectly-rational.html

 

If you're playing catch-up, here's a handy-dandy resource page: Jordan Peterson Resource Page | Noah Berlatsky on Patreon. His 'work' on trans issues and Bill C-16 seems to be when he came to prominence in US circles.

Also, a choice quote from a review of 12 Rules for Life -- "12 Rules For Life is paleo-intellectualism crossed with a Hallmark card. We’re all going to die in a ball of fire."

 

OK, I have no idea who Jordan Peterson, which probably comes as no surprise, but I had to click when I saw that whoever he is, he brought back @TrooperBari . Well, hello there!

 

His stuff reads like The Secret for incels

 

Hey there. I'm up to my eyeballs in international security and IR theory but will pop you an email this weekend.