I am probably what you call a "left leaning" individual, but I immensely enjoy listening to your lectures on YouTube. Even though I do not often agree with you, I think the opinions you present are genuine, well thought out, and constitute a constructive contribution to public discourse on controversial issues of the day.
That being said, the cadre of fan boys that have congregated around your online presence, due to no fault of your own, is tiring. People reprocess your lectures into clickbait like "Peterson DESTROYS liberal idiot" or something of the like which, apart from mischaracterizing the video itself, adds a combativeness to a lot of your work. Similarly, you'll find individuals who will doggedly defend you in any online forum, sometimes in a way that diminishes the credibility of all involved. To be clear, I attribute none of this internet nonsense to you, but I am curious what your thoughts are on this behavior? Are you worried that you could lose control of your online "persona" so to speak when people are so readily expropriating your lectures and content?
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Dr. Peterson,
I am probably what you call a "left leaning" individual, but I immensely enjoy listening to your lectures on YouTube. Even though I do not often agree with you, I think the opinions you present are genuine, well thought out, and constitute a constructive contribution to public discourse on controversial issues of the day.
That being said, the cadre of fan boys that have congregated around your online presence, due to no fault of your own, is tiring. People reprocess your lectures into clickbait like "Peterson DESTROYS liberal idiot" or something of the like which, apart from mischaracterizing the video itself, adds a combativeness to a lot of your work. Similarly, you'll find individuals who will doggedly defend you in any online forum, sometimes in a way that diminishes the credibility of all involved. To be clear, I attribute none of this internet nonsense to you, but I am curious what your thoughts are on this behavior? Are you worried that you could lose control of your online "persona" so to speak when people are so readily expropriating your lectures and content?
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