There's a strong tendency to divide the world into with us and against is, allies and enemies, for us and against us. Government, social justice, social media. It's as if we are trying to recreate a two party platform in every area.
And it's disappointing.
The same happened with James Damore. His points have been frequently misinterpreted, despite the careful language used. Only in a very crude sense was it an "Anti-diversity" memo; the thesis was Google should shift attention from equality of outcome gender diversity to other forms.
Peterson is an even more distinctive example because it went back and forth many times (and was a better venue).
I hope we see more people like Peterson. Not necessarily people who think the same as him, but people who have rational unallied perspectives.
That seems to be the advantage of the interview format: Jordan Peterson had the (repeated/continuous) opportunity to correct the misrepresentation/distortion of his words. James Damore was not given that chance.
And it's disappointing.
The same happened with James Damore. His points have been frequently misinterpreted, despite the careful language used. Only in a very crude sense was it an "Anti-diversity" memo; the thesis was Google should shift attention from equality of outcome gender diversity to other forms.
Peterson is an even more distinctive example because it went back and forth many times (and was a better venue).
I hope we see more people like Peterson. Not necessarily people who think the same as him, but people who have rational unallied perspectives.