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Old 22nd February 2019, 13:12     #100
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Just because someone is very knowledgeable in one area does not mean that he's knowledgeable in all others. I find Peterson's philosophical/societal writings enlightening, but I sure as fuck ain't taking diet advice from the guy.

But when he's talking about philosophy and society he knows his shit. If you haven't read Marx and Hegel and Nietszche and Jung and Kierkegaard you just don't have the intellectual background to attack Peterson on his home turf. That's when you get clickbait Stuff feelpinion pieces by social media and personal branding experts like Verity Johnson about how Jordan Peterson appeals to incels on youtube. Well, yeah, he probably does, but that's like saying The Lord of The Rings is a book about a white horse. I mean, yes there's a white horse in it but if that's what you come away with you're not really paying attention.
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