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Peterson warns that major attempts to enforce equality in opposition to the competitive process of the free market enforced by shaming culture (collectivism) is highly prone to corruption because it admits too much power to centralized institutions enforcing these rules, and creates adverse incentives that greedy people are inevitably going to exploit, unhindered due to the lack of free market competitiveness. | Peterson warns that major attempts to enforce equality in opposition to the competitive process of the free market enforced by shaming culture (collectivism) is highly prone to corruption because it admits too much power to centralized institutions enforcing these rules, and creates adverse incentives that greedy people are inevitably going to exploit, unhindered due to the lack of free market competitiveness. | ||
He claims the goal of perfect equality is also nonsensical as people are inherently unequal ([[biological essentialism]]). | He claims the goal of perfect equality is also nonsensical as people are inherently unequal ([[biological essentialism]]). One should rather strive for equal opportunity than equal outcome, and there needs to be emphasis on responsibility to prevent people from becoming resentful. | ||
Peterson sees collectivism as antithetical to individualism and says exclusively collectivist systems have never produced prosperity. | Peterson sees collectivism as antithetical to individualism and says exclusively collectivist systems have never produced prosperity. | ||
He draws analogies to communist systems that he sees to have repeatedly failed in this manner. Similar to [[Steven Pinker]], he reminds of the fact that current capitalist systems have reduced poverty more than any other economic systems. He accuses Marxism of resentfulness, claiming that Marxists tend to ignore the fact that rich people are not much happier, rather the progress towards wealth or any goal, is what provides meaning, structure and positive emotion. Marxists, he says, are primarily driven by a hatred for the rich. | He draws analogies to communist systems that he sees to have repeatedly failed in this manner. Similar to [[Steven Pinker]], he reminds of the fact that current capitalist systems have reduced poverty more than any other economic systems. He accuses Marxism of resentfulness, claiming that Marxists tend to ignore the fact that rich people are not much happier, rather the progress towards wealth or any goal, is what provides meaning, structure and positive emotion. Marxists, he says, are primarily driven by a hatred for the rich. | ||
Peterson regards country borders and social norms as fundamental for a functioning state, but admits there also needs to be some adaptability and flow of information (free speech, ''classical liberalism'') to avoid totalitarianism and warfare. He claims it is naive to assume there is a definite set of rules for ideally structuring a state (ideology), except for leaving up the determination of the rules to a competitive, democratic process, a free market of ideas. For this reason, men need to be socialized to be competitive and dependable, in addition to be able to satisfy women's hypergamous preferences and to be immune against the natural occurrence of [[asshole|psychopaths]] who would otherwise claim power. He also sees cultural norms that encourage telling the truth and admitting primacy to the individual as essential for social stability, and as main reason for the success of Western civilization since this enables cooperation and economic growth. For this reason, Peterson is wary of automation, fearing it could diminish the value of the individual being outcompeted by machines. | Peterson regards country borders and social norms as fundamental for a functioning state, but admits there also needs to be some adaptability and flow of information (free speech, ''classical liberalism'') to avoid totalitarianism and warfare. He claims it is naive to assume there is a definite set of rules for ideally structuring a state (ideology), except for leaving up the determination of the rules to a competitive, democratic process, a free market of ideas. For this reason, men need to be socialized to be competitive and dependable, in addition to be able to satisfy women's hypergamous preferences and to be immune against the natural occurrence of [[asshole|psychopaths]] who would otherwise claim power. He also sees cultural norms that encourage telling the truth and admitting primacy to the individual as essential for social stability, and as main reason for the success of Western civilization since this enables cooperation and economic growth. For this reason, Peterson is wary of automation, fearing it could diminish the value of the individual being outcompeted by machines, bereaving them from opportunities to become responsible and prove their worth. | ||
This concludes the secular side. Peterson also has a series of esoteric views about so called ''Jungian archetypes'' that he believes to have emerged in human folklore and religious scripture. He believes these archetypes to exist across time and space, and to have been shaped by gene-meme co-evolution (drawing on Jung's concept of the collective unconscious) to capture deeper truths about human nature than a typical contemporary atheist would assume. | This concludes the secular side. Peterson also has a series of esoteric views about so called ''Jungian archetypes'' that he believes to have emerged in human folklore and religious scripture. He believes these archetypes to exist across time and space, and to have been shaped by gene-meme co-evolution (drawing on Jung's concept of the collective unconscious) to capture deeper truths about human nature than a typical contemporary atheist would assume. | ||