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Anteaterking posted...

You call it nitpicking, but it's more that there are people who are experts in the areas that Peterson isn't that say he's talking out of his ass on their area. But Peterson (or probably more accurately his followers) has made himself out to be coming from an academic viewpoint, and once you take the academic away from him, you're letting just...some guy tell you to stand up straight and clean your room. Still a smart guy, but still one who isn't talking from authority.

Hmm...what about him being a professor of psychology and having a clinical practice...that doesn't give him authority to talk about the psychological effects of cleaning your room?

Which experts in which areas say he's talking out of his ass btw just so I can check it out. I know evolutionary biologists like bret weinstein continually reaffirm what he is saying (most specific example being the vice interview where he discussed the sexual advantage of wearing high heels and make up) but you may not take too much stock in his opinion...not sure.

and on things like biology, he cites his arguments pretty well in the newest book, and extremely well in maps of meaning. def. recommend reading that if you can chug through a 900 pager...worth it imo