Geoffrey MillerVerified account

Holy shit. Students need to record this stuff relentlessly. Did anything come of this?https://twitter.com/Rissian9/status/1073844634420277248 …

Assuming that the professors words aren't being taken out-of-context, Professors concerned about having their lectures recorded need to take inventory of what they're saying.

Should professors only profess things that the lowest common denominator of public opinion would find entirely unoffensive?

No, I don't think that Professors should hold back due to some fear of becoming unpopular in the eyes of the proletariat. But Jordan Peterson seems to have no problem articulating nuanced, subtle ideas and he isn't afraid that people outside the room will hear him.

Good for him. And he's independently wealthy at this point, and doesn't fear for his job. Most professors are not in that position. Far from it.

Professors shouldn't base the nature or substance of their lectures on whether or not they have tenure. They're there to educate, first and foremost. If there are elements of a lecture that the administration wouldn't approve of, they should address that outside of the classroom.