I've been thinking about this moment that Jordan Peterson had on Piers Morgan back in 2022 where he was talking about the struggles of young men and tearing up over it. When this happened at the time, I was one of the people making fun of Peterson for doing that. I have to admit that I'm not exactly proud of how I responded to it by mocking him in the past. In fact, nowadays I actually respect him in this clip for standing up for men like this and showing empathy for them.
There really is an issue with men not having their issues addressed. Society doesn't really give them answers on how to fix their issues and just tells them to suck it up or that they just need to "be better" or that there's something wrong with them being a man. The issue with this line of thinking is that it doesn't offer any real solutions to these men's issues. It's even worse when people blame men for all the issues in society and engage in "all men bad" rhetoric. It just pushes them even further away from opening up about their struggles and improving their lives. That isn't to say that there aren't awful men out there because they absolutely exist. It's just that the messaging from society to men has been dogshit and not every man should be blamed for the wrongdoings of some men. They need an environment and a support system where they can open up more to improve their lives. It hits pretty deep for me as a man who has struggled with depression and anxiety in the past. And as someone who has struggled with those things, I want all men out there to be able to talk to somebody about what they're going through and have role models they can look up to for having a better life.
Does this mean I agree with everything Peterson says? No. I disagree with a lot of his politics, but I respect some of his older psychology stuff from before he started sounding more unhinged. This part of the Piers Morgan interview he did is honestly a good moment from him as well.
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I've been thinking about this moment that Jordan Peterson had on Piers Morgan back in 2022 where he was talking about the struggles of young men and tearing up over it. When this happened at the time, I was one of the people making fun of Peterson for doing that. I have to admit that I'm not exactly proud of how I responded to it by mocking him in the past. In fact, nowadays I actually respect him in this clip for standing up for men like this and showing empathy for them.
There really is an issue with men not having their issues addressed. Society doesn't really give them answers on how to fix their issues and just tells them to suck it up or that they just need to "be better" or that there's something wrong with them being a man. The issue with this line of thinking is that it doesn't offer any real solutions to these men's issues. It's even worse when people blame men for all the issues in society and engage in "all men bad" rhetoric. It just pushes them even further away from opening up about their struggles and improving their lives. That isn't to say that there aren't awful men out there because they absolutely exist. It's just that the messaging from society to men has been dogshit and not every man should be blamed for the wrongdoings of some men. They need an environment and a support system where they can open up more to improve their lives. It hits pretty deep for me as a man who has struggled with depression and anxiety in the past. And as someone who has struggled with those things, I want all men out there to be able to talk to somebody about what they're going through and have role models they can look up to for having a better life.
Does this mean I agree with everything Peterson says? No. I disagree with a lot of his politics, but I respect some of his older psychology stuff from before he started sounding more unhinged. This part of the Piers Morgan interview he did is honestly a good moment from him as well.
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