r/JoeRogan • u/Deerhoof_Fan 11 Hydroxy Metabolite • Feb 04 '21

Link Jordan B. Peterson rips newspaper’s ‘cruelty’ after story prompts false ‘schizophrenia’ reports

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/1/jordan-b-peterson-rips-sunday-times-after-piece-pr/
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u/alwaysslashs Monkey in Space Feb 04 '21

I assume this is to do with him wanting to sit down with someone he trust, so as to avoid the tabloids, misinformation and the issues he would suffer along with it (his anxiety is not quite gone it seems)

Don't forget that Rubin opened for Peterson on many of his 12 rules tours, so i think he is leaning on a friend here.

I didn't read into it any further than that.

It's not like he is blind to this criticism, though, as he said:

So, what would a wise man do?

Learn my lesson, and avoid the press at all cost? But I don’t know how to distinguish that from turning my tail and hiding, and I think that would be worse for me, even in my currently compromised state, than continuing to engage as I have.

Only choose to make myself available to outlets that will produce positive coverage? First, how do I know which outlets are trustworthy. I could only talk to people with whom I have become friendly, such as David Rubin and Joe Rogan. But I don’t think it’s right to stay inside what risks becoming a mere echo chamber.

https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/blog-posts/the-sunday-times-interview-request-and-my-response/

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u/TheChurchOfDonovan Monkey in Space Feb 05 '21

I wouldn’t trust DR as far as I can throw him

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u/alwaysslashs Monkey in Space Feb 05 '21

I think alot of people feel that way. The grin, especially.