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A review by gnug315
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
1.0
(This review is influenced by Jordan's online presence).
Jordan is an eloquent and engaging speaker, and has some solid (if basic) advice on life and principles of morality. He is a skilled debator, as explained in this youtube vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS9W-wlJHPA1
He fights some worthy causes, and is a voice of reason in many areas.
The problem arises when he starts interjecting his reasonable arguments with biased and even downright bigoted opinions (religious views included) including a veritable stream of claims stated as if they were facts, and then dodges the question when pressed on it, as f.ex. in his famously frustrating clashes with Sam Harris. He purports to be a seeker of truth, but is apparently blind to his own biases, making him intellectually dishonest. This makes him a dangerous person to pay attention to, if you let the clear thinking he is is capable of, coupled with his eloquence and charm, sway you into agreeing with the rest of him. He appeals to young people ripe with frustrations about society but lacking the wisdom (and perhaps smarts) to see through the preaching part of his lecturing.
His recent downright transphobic rants ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfKWQqvFac ) reveal him to either be an contemptible person, or a sell-out in the attention economy who knows very well that outrages statements are what get the clicks, both of which I find particularly unappealing.
The book delivers a couple sensible chapters but then degenirates into eyerolling, easily dismissable crap. Regarding the quality of his writing, I'd strongly suggest him to stick to BS'ing in person.
Jordan is an eloquent and engaging speaker, and has some solid (if basic) advice on life and principles of morality. He is a skilled debator, as explained in this youtube vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS9W-wlJHPA1
He fights some worthy causes, and is a voice of reason in many areas.
The problem arises when he starts interjecting his reasonable arguments with biased and even downright bigoted opinions (religious views included) including a veritable stream of claims stated as if they were facts, and then dodges the question when pressed on it, as f.ex. in his famously frustrating clashes with Sam Harris. He purports to be a seeker of truth, but is apparently blind to his own biases, making him intellectually dishonest. This makes him a dangerous person to pay attention to, if you let the clear thinking he is is capable of, coupled with his eloquence and charm, sway you into agreeing with the rest of him. He appeals to young people ripe with frustrations about society but lacking the wisdom (and perhaps smarts) to see through the preaching part of his lecturing.
His recent downright transphobic rants ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfKWQqvFac ) reveal him to either be an contemptible person, or a sell-out in the attention economy who knows very well that outrages statements are what get the clicks, both of which I find particularly unappealing.
The book delivers a couple sensible chapters but then degenirates into eyerolling, easily dismissable crap. Regarding the quality of his writing, I'd strongly suggest him to stick to BS'ing in person.