Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

On our Peterson Academy website, we have a social media network and we're trying to incorporate all the features of social media networks that have made them attractive. But Our system differs from, let's say, Twitter. Why? Well, there's a payment barrier. And you might say, well, I would rather it was free. It's like, hmm, free, eh? If it's free, you're the product.

On our Peterson Academy website, we have a social media network and we're trying to incorporate all the features of social media networks that have made them attractive. But Our system differs from, let's say, Twitter. Why? Well, there's a payment barrier. And you might say, well, I would rather it was free. It's like, hmm, free, eh? If it's free, you're the product.

And if it's free, there's zero barrier to your exploitation. So the bad actors, you could—I think this is probably a rule— In a social communication system that's free, the psychopaths come to dominate because they can take it. It's not free because you're devoting your attention and attention is valuable. And the bad actors can take advantage of your attention and pay zero price. Well,

And if it's free, there's zero barrier to your exploitation. So the bad actors, you could—I think this is probably a rule— In a social communication system that's free, the psychopaths come to dominate because they can take it. It's not free because you're devoting your attention and attention is valuable. And the bad actors can take advantage of your attention and pay zero price. Well,

If you set up a system where actors can take advantage of your attention for zero price, the psychopaths are going to dominate. So one of the things we might hypothesize, I don't know if it's true, is that there should be a price barrier to all social media interactions. If it's free, the bad actors will dominate.

If you set up a system where actors can take advantage of your attention for zero price, the psychopaths are going to dominate. So one of the things we might hypothesize, I don't know if it's true, is that there should be a price barrier to all social media interactions. If it's free, the bad actors will dominate.

And then the other thing we're trying to do is to, well, encourage and reward positive interactions, but we're also going to take the responsibility of identifying the small number of people who will repetitively misbehave and just ask them to leave. Now, you know, that raises the specter of something approximating censorship, let's say, but I don't think it's reasonable to draw a direct line

And then the other thing we're trying to do is to, well, encourage and reward positive interactions, but we're also going to take the responsibility of identifying the small number of people who will repetitively misbehave and just ask them to leave. Now, you know, that raises the specter of something approximating censorship, let's say, but I don't think it's reasonable to draw a direct line

line between censorship and not putting up with immature psychopaths. That's not the same thing. It's not opinion based. I've been attacked by the psychopathic types on the left and on the right. It's politically agnostic. And so, because the psychopathic manipulator types, they'll use whatever system of ideas is at hand to further their own machinations.

line between censorship and not putting up with immature psychopaths. That's not the same thing. It's not opinion based. I've been attacked by the psychopathic types on the left and on the right. It's politically agnostic. And so, because the psychopathic manipulator types, they'll use whatever system of ideas is at hand to further their own machinations.

And I think you can distinguish the psychopaths I mean, I use some rules online when I'm dealing with comments. If you're anonymous, you're questionable. If you're anonymous with a demonic name, you're definitely questionable. And a lot of anonymous accounts have names that are Luciferian. I guess that's part of the edginess.

And I think you can distinguish the psychopaths I mean, I use some rules online when I'm dealing with comments. If you're anonymous, you're questionable. If you're anonymous with a demonic name, you're definitely questionable. And a lot of anonymous accounts have names that are Luciferian. I guess that's part of the edginess.

If you use LOL, LMFAO, if you use derisive names, those are all indications of bad actors, like I think you could characterize the bad actor space quite clearly. You do that with diagnostic criteria. But we have this situation now where the social media spaces are overwhelmingly tilted in a negative direction by the predatory psychopaths.

If you use LOL, LMFAO, if you use derisive names, those are all indications of bad actors, like I think you could characterize the bad actor space quite clearly. You do that with diagnostic criteria. But we have this situation now where the social media spaces are overwhelmingly tilted in a negative direction by the predatory psychopaths.

No, I know they're not. I was speaking with one of my friends today, Greg Hurwitz, who has been doing polling, trying to identify statements of conception that Americans radically agree on. And he has a list of about 50 that 85% of Americans agree on. They're very foundational things. No, I don't believe it at all.

No, I know they're not. I was speaking with one of my friends today, Greg Hurwitz, who has been doing polling, trying to identify statements of conception that Americans radically agree on. And he has a list of about 50 that 85% of Americans agree on. They're very foundational things. No, I don't believe it at all.

I think that there's a fringe of the dark tetrad types who are radically stirring the pot. And that the algorithms and the anonymity and the costless nature of the communication is... enabling them. Yeah, and it's extremely dangerous.

I think that there's a fringe of the dark tetrad types who are radically stirring the pot. And that the algorithms and the anonymity and the costless nature of the communication is... enabling them. Yeah, and it's extremely dangerous.

I don't know. I don't know how you do that. I mean, I think part of that might be realizing that that is happening. You know, it'd be useful for people to familiarize themselves with the symptoms of what's called cluster B psychopathology, borderline personality disorder, narcissism, psychopathy, antisocial personality, histrionic personality, to know who those people are.

I don't know. I don't know how you do that. I mean, I think part of that might be realizing that that is happening. You know, it'd be useful for people to familiarize themselves with the symptoms of what's called cluster B psychopathology, borderline personality disorder, narcissism, psychopathy, antisocial personality, histrionic personality, to know who those people are.