• mittens [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    yeah the debate was so funny to me. for my life i can't believe why Jordan Peterson, a psychology teacher at a renowned instutiton, was completely unaware of anything authored by Zizek, the most prominent Lacanian right fucking now. But here we are

    And like it's so silly, there'd obviously common ground somewhere, especially for a debate labeled "pursuit of happiness" or whatever. I know i'm probably stating the obvious, but I don't think Peterson is a very good psychology teacher lol

    • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Nah you nailed it, I think JP is the type of person who did study all the requirements to get his degree, but as soon as he finished he never touched another book in the field. I'm sure he still reads but I don't think he reads anything relevant anymore. He strikes me as the type of person who found a sorta niche in his field and just never looked back or at criticisms. It did work out though, as much as the right calls out "liberal" academia, they froth at the mouth when they find someone in it who will validate their ideology.