Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

If I was doing that to you, I'd be thinking, okay, well, I'm going to get this guy to smile more. I'm going to see which lies I can get him to swallow. Because then I'd be testing you, let's say, for your gullibility. And so I'd start out with a little lie and watch you. And then if you swallowed it, I'd get a good boost of superiority, which is partly what I'm after. And then I'd try a

If I was doing that to you, I'd be thinking, okay, well, I'm going to get this guy to smile more. I'm going to see which lies I can get him to swallow. Because then I'd be testing you, let's say, for your gullibility. And so I'd start out with a little lie and watch you. And then if you swallowed it, I'd get a good boost of superiority, which is partly what I'm after. And then I'd try a

you know, another lie. And if you detected that, well, I'd move in another direction, sort of map you for your gullibility, and then I'd find out how you could be exploited. And that'd be the whole purpose of the conversation. Yeah, and then add to that the fact that I've practiced that for 30 years, and that maybe I'm as smart as you are, or possibly smarter, right?

you know, another lie. And if you detected that, well, I'd move in another direction, sort of map you for your gullibility, and then I'd find out how you could be exploited. And that'd be the whole purpose of the conversation. Yeah, and then add to that the fact that I've practiced that for 30 years, and that maybe I'm as smart as you are, or possibly smarter, right?

Well, part of the way that women have done that historically is by not going out with people they don't know, right? That aren't part of their social network, you know? And one of the things about the psychopathic predators is that they're not very good at maintaining social connections. And so...

Well, part of the way that women have done that historically is by not going out with people they don't know, right? That aren't part of their social network, you know? And one of the things about the psychopathic predators is that they're not very good at maintaining social connections. And so...

Oh, yeah. Well, like the dating apps and that sort of thing, they're a complete open playing ground for the psychopathic types. There's something even worse about this, actually. So the sexual revolution was predicated on the idea that we could alter female reproduction patterns so that they could act like men, basically. Because men are more likely to take a short-term mating opportunity. And...

Oh, yeah. Well, like the dating apps and that sort of thing, they're a complete open playing ground for the psychopathic types. There's something even worse about this, actually. So the sexual revolution was predicated on the idea that we could alter female reproduction patterns so that they could act like men, basically. Because men are more likely to take a short-term mating opportunity. And...

The promise of reliable birth control was that that avenue of possibility would be open to women. Okay. And you might say, well, why not? Because, you know, sexuality is pleasurable. And if you could reduce the cost, why not do it? All right. So that's what we've been experimenting with for 60 years. Okay. Well, one reason is that hormonal birth control alters females' perceptions.

The promise of reliable birth control was that that avenue of possibility would be open to women. Okay. And you might say, well, why not? Because, you know, sexuality is pleasurable. And if you could reduce the cost, why not do it? All right. So that's what we've been experimenting with for 60 years. Okay. Well, one reason is that hormonal birth control alters females' perceptions.

So women on the pill don't like masculine men as much. And what that's done to us politically and sociologically, no one knows. It's a big deal, and we don't know. But the other thing that's happened is... So imagine that there are... You could imagine male reproductive strategies as being on a continuum. There are men who are more inclined towards long-term committed monogamous relationships...

So women on the pill don't like masculine men as much. And what that's done to us politically and sociologically, no one knows. It's a big deal, and we don't know. But the other thing that's happened is... So imagine that there are... You could imagine male reproductive strategies as being on a continuum. There are men who are more inclined towards long-term committed monogamous relationships...

And there are men who are more committed to short-term, hedonistic, pleasure-seeking relationships. All right, so now imagine you took these men and you analyzed their personalities, and you took these men and analyzed their personalities. Well, that's been done. The men who prefer short-term mating opportunities are psychopathic, narcissistic, Machiavellian, and sadistic. Right.

And there are men who are more committed to short-term, hedonistic, pleasure-seeking relationships. All right, so now imagine you took these men and you analyzed their personalities, and you took these men and analyzed their personalities. Well, that's been done. The men who prefer short-term mating opportunities are psychopathic, narcissistic, Machiavellian, and sadistic. Right.

So one of the unintended consequences of the sexual revolution is that the freed-up women have been delivered to the psychopathic men. Right. And what's the consequence of that? We don't know. We don't know. We know that young people are less likely to have relationships. We know that the birth rate has plummeted. We know that people are much less likely to get married.

So one of the unintended consequences of the sexual revolution is that the freed-up women have been delivered to the psychopathic men. Right. And what's the consequence of that? We don't know. We don't know. We know that young people are less likely to have relationships. We know that the birth rate has plummeted. We know that people are much less likely to get married.

How much of that is a consequence of the destabilization of the reproductive pattern by hormonal birth control? No one knows. It's not like it was a minor revolution, right? It was a major technological revolution. But the terrifying thing is, and women should know this, is like, The guys that are just out for a good time, they're not much fun. And they're a lot worse than you think.

How much of that is a consequence of the destabilization of the reproductive pattern by hormonal birth control? No one knows. It's not like it was a minor revolution, right? It was a major technological revolution. But the terrifying thing is, and women should know this, is like, The guys that are just out for a good time, they're not much fun. And they're a lot worse than you think.

And the worst of them are so much worse than you think that if you ever got a look inside their mind, you would never recover. And I'm not saying that lightly. It's not pleasant. The worst of terrible people are so bad. I'm not making this up. Most people who have post-traumatic stress disorder, don't have it because they were hurt.

And the worst of them are so much worse than you think that if you ever got a look inside their mind, you would never recover. And I'm not saying that lightly. It's not pleasant. The worst of terrible people are so bad. I'm not making this up. Most people who have post-traumatic stress disorder, don't have it because they were hurt.