To those who are snubbed for seeing too deeply — Here’s to those who know enough to be quiet once in awhile. Here’s to the shy, sensitive, awkward losers in life who are overlooked because they prefer signal to noise. Three cheers for the introverts! Your senses, introverts, are like industrial vacuum cleaners, inhaling the universe down to the studs…

And how Peterson ignores two elephants in the room — In a revealing interview/debate with Kyle Kulinski, the progressive liberal commentator on YouTube, Jordan Peterson ends up discussing his view of Donald Trump’s presidency. This is revealing not just because the issue of Trump’s status in American politics is a litmus test for anyone, but because Peterson’s answer (in which…

Explaining the oddities of Peterson’s seething rage and his plentiful tears — Jordan Peterson is a world-famous clinical psychologist, self-help guru, and alt-right ideologue. Luck and charisma put him in the global spotlight when one of his YouTube videos went viral. …

Pragmatism, objectivity, and the spectrum of stories we tell — Original Philosophy A space on Medium for serious philosophers to post their research and thinking for a broader audience.medium.com All the world’s a stage. I’m the good shepherd and I lay down my life for my sheep. Words are just crumbs that fall from the feast of the mind. The conscience is a compass. Those are some famous metaphors. But why don’t we think of metaphors as mere lies?

Awosika’s mission to replace “negative” content with neoliberal propaganda and hackery — According to the popular writing coach on Medium, Ayodeji Awosika, “There is currently way too much negativity on the platform.” And “Much of this negativity is coming from newer writers.” In his article, “How We Can Keep Medium From Becoming a Negative Cesspool,” Awosika aims to “help move the platform…

To the forsaken, cynical inbetweeners — Yours is the unsung era, Generation X, and you’re perhaps the last honourable breed. The newsfeeds spin their narratives of Manichean conflict, so you can only slip between the Boomer Scylla and the Charybdis of the Millennials and of Gen Z who grew up when the internet and smartphones were…

Critiquing Peterson’s confusions about whether he “believes in God” — Is Jordan Peterson a theist or an atheist, or what? No one knows, least of all Jordan Peterson. He’s been asked that question numerous times by interviewers, and in a 2019 lecture in Sydney, Australia, he admits that he’s usually given a few stock answers that dodged the question. So…

And how he distracts from their incoherence by bullying his critics and his audience — In a 2020 lecture for his “12 Rules for Life Tour” in Melbourne, Australia, Jordan Peterson spends a lot of time trying to reconcile his various incoherent rants. When you speak on both sides of issues to pander to different audiences, the upside is that you can’t be pinned down…

Reflecting on the ontological divisions between animals, people, and evolved gods — Chances are, if you’ve heard of “transhumanism,” you associate the word with science fiction, the love of technology, or nerdy prophecies about how technological progress will one day turn us into a new species. Instead of pondering the effects of specific technologies, though, such as genetic engineering, nanotech, or artificial…