He never pretended to be perfect or totally infallible. If anything, he's led by example. His basic message is get your shit together, so that when tragedy and chaos hits you, you have enough character to soldier on through and make the best of it. He's proved that. It's not philosophically original, I grant you that. My point is that considering how piss poor education has become and intellectually deprived the mainstream is, his message resonates to many which is why he's a multi-millionaire and a best selling author and well, we ain't.
Other than that, I enjoyed his lecture series. He's very well read, which has lead me to being exposed to ideas and books that I would never have heard of. I never went to university, so I can see why those that have would take such things for granted.
In answer to the other replies; outside of the light-hearted jibes people take at his eccentric nature and useless thot daughter, which is needed as it's not healthy to idolise anyone, the reason over-exceptional users on here are so passionately against him is simply down to jealously. You all think you're the smartest cunt in the room, and struggle to understand why someone like Peterson is considered, rightly or wrongly, one of the foremost intellectuals of our age, while your innate ramblings will forever be drowned out by the din of collective mediocrity that is the internet.
The one thing I hate most about Peterson though are his sycophant fans. I understand if you dislike him for that reason alone. They're insufferable. It's a battle between Elon Musk's fan base and his for who's the most pathetic. Elon Musk takes first prize for me, as I hate effeminate nerds with a passion and believe they're the source of all western weakness. But it's a close race.
Autism round 2.
"he never pretended to be infallible"
Thats not the issue. no one said he tried to be perfect, people are pointing out how fucking absurd it is to sit there and write "12 rules for life" books and to dish out criticisms of other people's lifestyles, meanwhile you're popping pills, abandoning your family because you don't have the balls to go through Rehab. Lets not understate how beyond rephrenesible fucked that is, especially when your whole gimmick is "hold your head up high, dont be a 21st century wimp" trad bullshit. Even the most ardent fucking twitter-verified doesn't shy away from being there for their family when they need it. If you as a FATHER and a HUSBAND fail to be there for your daughter and cancer-ridden wife, you're less than a man, you're less than a child, you're a fucking turd. Hows that for a moral observation?
Its like a dude who is afraid of firearms telling other people that they should buy guns to become tougher. You really do need to lead by example if you're gonna go down that route, and even then it doesnt mean you're correct, but at least you apply your own teachings with some degree of success.
"why someone like peterson is considered one of the foremost intellectuals of our age".
according to knuckle-draggers like yourself whos education begins and ends with the store-brand cereal box you read every morning before public school, and whatever episode of peppa pig was on TV that day. Peterson really is the perfect intellectual for the same generation of people who think Rick & Morty is high-brow humor.
And even that is an unnecessary insult to people who don't have access to higher education. Even Tyrone in the ghetto can give a half-decent lecture on why "cleaning your room, bucko" doesn't work if you cant fucking afford a room.
"while your innate ramblings will forever be drowned out by the din of collective mediocrity that is the internet."
got news for you, fuckhead, you'll float down here too. besides, Peterson has lost his relevance, because outside of temporary spouts of popularity born from controversies he is, and always will be, a basic bitch with nothing of value to say.
I dislike Elon Musk too, but that fucker is a billionaire making his way into literal space. An independant tech giant whos companies are associated with the future of our species. Jordan Peterson is quite literally the effeminate nerd you're talking about, a scrawny bitch who cries on the regular inbetween spouting shit we've all already heard from preachy saturday morning cartoons. Imagine having optics so severely fucking skewed that the billionaire astronaut is somehow seen as the lesser when compared to some weeping pill junkie canuck whos one red steak away from croaking. dios mio.
And of course i am jealous, i wish i could become rich just by telling a gaggle of neets to get their shit in order.