Mrs. Jorpy Kermitson

Mrs. Jorpy Kermitson

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Ryan Boissonneault’s review of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Ryan Boissonneault’s review of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
1/5: I see many five-star reviews here, so here is the contrarian position. I’m giving this one star for a couple of reasons. 1. The content does not justify the length of the book. When you strip away the pseudo-profundity and verbosity, you’re left with rather simple ideas you could find in any self-help book or discover on your own. Rule # 1, for instance, essentially states that females prefer males with confidence and that success breeds confidence and further success. This is rather obvious without having to understand the evolutionary history of lobsters. 2. The introduction of the bo...
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Ryan Boissonneault’s review of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Jordan Peterson, Noam Chomsky, and What We Mean by “Left” and “Right”
Jordan Peterson, Noam Chomsky, and What We Mean by “Left” and “Right”
“For these reasons, I think it is not unreasonable to identify this nature-nurture or nature-history spectrum as the basic guiding principle behind the left-right spectrum.” In my short time writing for an English-speaking audience, I have noticed a curious phenomenon. If I ever so much as dare to suggest someone might be a conservative or […]
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Jordan Peterson, Noam Chomsky, and What We Mean by “Left” and “Right”
Why Jordan Peterson is Wrong About Responsibility
Why Jordan Peterson is Wrong About Responsibility
Through 12 Rules for Life and Beyond Order, I examine Jordan Peterson’s philosophy of responsibility. First, I try to understand what Peterson says about ind...
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Why Jordan Peterson is Wrong About Responsibility
Cis Man Jordan Peterson Is Not Okay
Cis Man Jordan Peterson Is Not Okay
Jordan Peterson, the former clinical psychologist turned conservative propagandist, is not doing well. In this video I break down some of his recent behaviou...
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Cis Man Jordan Peterson Is Not Okay
How the Right Hijacked Antonio Gramsci
How the Right Hijacked Antonio Gramsci
Inspired by a misreading of Antonio Gramsci, far-right activists have spent decades attempting to shape intellectual and cultural spaces. But their version of Gramsci’s ideas leaves out a crucial element: class struggle.
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How the Right Hijacked Antonio Gramsci