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He says people have innate tendencies that make them suitable for different positions in the hierarchy, e.g. progressives as pioneers and conservatives as people who keeping things running. | He says people have innate tendencies that make them suitable for different positions in the hierarchy, e.g. progressives as pioneers and conservatives as people who keeping things running. | ||
He sees no alternative to decentralized competition because the top of the hierarchy naturally tends to corrupt as it lacks corrective signals from above. | He sees no alternative to decentralized competition because the top of the hierarchy naturally tends to corrupt as it lacks corrective signals from above. | ||
He regards democracy (free market of ideas) and capitalism (free market of goods) as institutions that determine value, distribution of goods and policy in a decentralized and hence less corruptible manner than all alternatives. | He regards democracy (free market of ideas & policies) and capitalism (free market of goods & values) as institutions that determine value, distribution of goods and policy in a decentralized and hence less corruptible manner than all alternatives. | ||
A religious/transcendental goal/norm can even give the top some guidance and make it less corruptible. | A religious/transcendental goal/norm can even give the top some guidance and make it less corruptible. | ||
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]]). One should rather strive for equal opportunity than equal outcome, and | 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. Equal outcome overemphasizes the rights of groups and pushes them into resentment to claim their equality by shaming & centralizes enforcement of compensation (collectivism). Equal opportunity holds people responsible, gives people a sense of accomplishment and real status in proportion to their contributions (individualism). | ||
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. | ||