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thoughtexplorer commented on Fearful of bias, Google blocks gender-based pronouns from new AI tool   reuters.com/article/us-al... · Posted by u/eplanit
elliekelly · 7 years ago
"It's a very rare woman who at the age of 30 doesn't consider having a child her primary desire. And the ones that don't consider that, generally in my observation there's something that isn't quite right in the way that they're constituted or looking at the world." - Jordan Peterson[1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV2yvI4Id9Q&t=7m30s

thoughtexplorer · 7 years ago
Thanks for the example. Let's break that down.

"It's a very rare woman who at the age of 30 doesn't consider having a child her primary desire."

Evidence shows this to be the case. It is rare.

"And the ones that don't consider that, generally in my observation there's something that isn't quite right in the way that they're constituted or looking at the world."

I see how that sounds sexist, but he says the same thing about men that don't want kids. It's also important to note that he qualifies the statement as "generally", not as a rule. Acknowledging there are exceptions. It's not the case for everyone.

He says that men are misguided for prioritizing work or money over kids. He actually makes the point that women are better at recognizing what leads to happiness, fulfillment and meaning. Which is family. That's his understanding based on decades of observation and research. But again generally speaking and there are exceptions.

thoughtexplorer commented on Fearful of bias, Google blocks gender-based pronouns from new AI tool   reuters.com/article/us-al... · Posted by u/eplanit
elliekelly · 7 years ago
I've seen his videos. I've even read one of his books and saw him speak in London on his book tour. Every interesting point he raises is overshadowed by his pseudoscience chaos is feminine and order is masculine nonsense.

He is sexist. His work espouses sexism.

> That's not your own thought

But please, tell me more about what goes on inside my own head.

thoughtexplorer · 7 years ago
He doesn't discriminate against men or women. There is no evidence of that in his hundreds of hours of lectures or interviews or books.

His wife and daughter would also disagree with the sexist claim. As well as his many female patients who he has helped with their careers.

> But please, tell me more about what goes on inside my own head.

I didn't mind read. You literally typed out a common dismissal. The sexist comment is also that.

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thoughtexplorer commented on Bitcoin Plunges to $3,738; Whole Crypto Scam Melts Down, Hedge Funds Stuck   wolfstreet.com/2018/11/25... · Posted by u/howard941
cortic · 7 years ago
Its back down to what it was at last September, six times higher than it was the September before that, fifteen times higher than it was the September before that.. i think I'll hodl.
thoughtexplorer · 7 years ago
True true. But can't you just keep using that logic all the way back?
thoughtexplorer commented on We are Google employees – Google must drop Dragonfly   medium.com/@googlersagain... · Posted by u/daveowei
thoughtexplorer · 7 years ago
Obviously Google doesn't place values over profits. Let's be brutally honest here. Nor do the employees.

Are the employees that make $200,000/year donating the extra income to those in need or are they buying things to engage in lifestyle inflation like most people? Are they going to quit Google and work for a non-profit?

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thoughtexplorer commented on Who Will Fix Facebook?   rollingstone.com/politics... · Posted by u/howard941
thoughtexplorer · 7 years ago
Probably not Facebook. Just check out this interaction between a NYT journalist and them.

https://twitter.com/sheeraf/status/1065988154308538368

thoughtexplorer commented on Fearful of bias, Google blocks gender-based pronouns from new AI tool   reuters.com/article/us-al... · Posted by u/eplanit
elliekelly · 7 years ago
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thoughtexplorer · 7 years ago
Ironically your comment indicates that you are in a bubble. You reflexively dismissed them by saying "red pill", which is precisely what your bubble tells you how to react to anything that says "Jordan Peterson".

That's not your own thought and it's not an honest or meaningful rebuttal to the OP. Take your own advice by watching some full length Peterson lectures with an open mind. You may find that you've been mislead.

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