My work is often compared with @jordanbpeterson’s.
I’ve had trouble understanding quite where he’s coming from.
This podcast made clear that yes, we do say similar things about many issues.
I did want to “on the other hand” him sometimes, though.https://twitter.com/Meaningness/status/995332885224837120 …
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This is a splendid on-the-other-handing. It’s deliberately ridiculous (a technique I often use myself); but mostly not ridiculing
@jordanbpeterson. Rather, analyzing and explaining the intellectual background to his arguments, and pointing out flaws.https://twitter.com/mtraven/status/996137537675542529 …David Chapman added,
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This point stuck out for me—probably as much for the phrasing, and its even-handed contempt for all sides, as for the content. (I am not sure whether this accurately characterizes
@jordanbpeterson’s position; nor does@ContraPoints, as she immediately admits.)pic.twitter.com/z9uzgSVQPu
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@ContraPoints performance explicitly endorses several of@jordanbpeterson’s points. Notably: the contemporary left has a lot to say about what is bad, and not enough about what would be better. A realistic vision of a future good society is critically lacking on all sides.4 replies 1 retweet 22 likesShow this thread -
I'm sure China will be willing to provide us with a lovely dystopian one while the Left & Right continue to squabble over small fry issues. A consequence of western democracy is it's short-termism & lack of big project utopian vision as you likely know already.
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Yes… although… it’s not Western democracy as such. For centuries, that had long-term, substantive, successful projects. It’s postmodernity that produces triviality. Chinese leadership is trying to maintain modernity as long as possible. I don’t know how long that can be.
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The western model of democracy encourages short-termism. It's not just PoMo. In Europe, strong man politicians are grabbing undemcratic powers in part as recognition that a 4/5 year term is insufficient time for instigating radical change.
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Ah, yes, I see the problem. But the UK and US had a couple centuries of reasonably functional democracy despite short terms in office… I wonder what’s different
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