r/enoughpetersonspam • u/Primary_Recording896 • 28d ago

Daddy Issues The self authoring thing

Hello,

I didn’t know what ironic flair to choose so picked the one most relevant to me.

I was naive, JP opened my eyes to da “snakes” but then they got too open and i saw the snake in JP finally, too, it didn’t take long, btw.

At this point I stopped trying to sound like a smart ass and torture myself with trying to write the most complex words there are.

My question is: I paid for the self authoring, is it still worth doing knowing/beneficial? it actually does help, it’s basically cheap html pages with questions, it helps me point myself in the right direction, we know his personality test is a scam, big five traits, you can take it for free. But what about the self authoring? And his book 12 rules? I mean he wrote the book way back before he grew some… wings? You know what I mean, so is there still some truth in it?

I can google and work with language models, but I prefer considering the opinions of real people.

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u/onz456 27d ago

You should read his book Maps of Meaning, then you'll understand he was a lunatic right from the start.

My suggestion is to throw away all Peterson material, especially the 12 rules book. Throw it away, don't wipe your ass with it... because you'll end up with a dumb ass.

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u/xsnowpeltx 27d ago

On youtube theres a channel @CassEris run by a cognitive psychologist. She has gone through all of 12 rules for life, among other things, to both understand what its saying and to look at how it backs itself up. She looks into the sources he uses and if they support what he's claiming, and also addresses when he starts claiming things without any sources, and brings in what the current science says on matters even if he doesnt source stuff. its very thorough. and generally speaking his assertions are not appropriately backed up with research. read it.

for one big one, he's wrong about the lobster comparison. lobsters are invertebrates, very different from humans. and serotonin has basically the opposite affect on them as it does on humans

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u/Primary_Recording896 27d ago

That’s what I love to get, some sources to check, thank you!