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'''Jordan Bernt Peterson''' (born June 12, 1962) is a clinical psychologist, self-help guru and professor of psychology at University of Toronto. He has been labeled classical liberal, [[neoliberal]], centrist, and [[tradcon]]. Some of his claims are [[blackpill|blackpilled]]. However, different from most blackpillers, he does not regard [[lookism]] and superficiality as urgent issues. | '''Jordan Bernt Peterson''' (born June 12, 1962) is a clinical psychologist, self-help guru and professor of psychology at University of Toronto. He has been labeled classical liberal, [[neoliberal]], centrist, and [[tradcon]]. Some of his claims are [[blackpill|blackpilled]]. However, different from most blackpillers, he does not regard [[lookism]] and superficiality as urgent issues. | ||
Rather, he suggests to simply embrace [[biological essentialism|natural human behaviors]] that decide [[dominance hierarchy|hierarchies]] which he regards to be mainly decided by competence anyhow. | Rather, he suggests to simply embrace [[biological essentialism|natural human behaviors]] that decide [[dominance hierarchy|hierarchies]] which he regards to be mainly decided by competence anyhow. | ||
He claims socializing people to be competitive is | He claims socializing people to be competitive is better than enforcing virtuous norms at odds with natural tendencies that are hard to overcome. | ||
He also claims hierarchies are crucial for achieving well-being, [[monogamy]], predictability and order (though not so strict that it could hinder the ability to change and adapt). | He also claims hierarchies are crucial for achieving well-being, [[monogamy]], predictability and order (though not so strict that it could hinder the ability to change and adapt). | ||