Jordan Peterson
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Now, there were reasons for that. Maybe they were valid. Probably they weren't. But I'm not happy that that time was missed. it would have been better to have spent it together. So I'd like your thoughts on that. I mean, the timeline, just that general layout.
Now, there were reasons for that. Maybe they were valid. Probably they weren't. But I'm not happy that that time was missed. it would have been better to have spent it together. So I'd like your thoughts on that. I mean, the timeline, just that general layout.
Now, there were reasons for that. Maybe they were valid. Probably they weren't. But I'm not happy that that time was missed. it would have been better to have spent it together. So I'd like your thoughts on that. I mean, the timeline, just that general layout.
Yeah, well, you know, our culture is so youth-obsessed, and I suppose that came out of consumer culture in the 1960s when, for the first time in human history, young people had excess money to spend and could be, you know, marketed at. We tend to construe, especially in popular culture, life as if you're old by the time you're 30. Right.
Yeah, well, you know, our culture is so youth-obsessed, and I suppose that came out of consumer culture in the 1960s when, for the first time in human history, young people had excess money to spend and could be, you know, marketed at. We tend to construe, especially in popular culture, life as if you're old by the time you're 30. Right.
Yeah, well, you know, our culture is so youth-obsessed, and I suppose that came out of consumer culture in the 1960s when, for the first time in human history, young people had excess money to spend and could be, you know, marketed at. We tend to construe, especially in popular culture, life as if you're old by the time you're 30. Right.
That turned out to be wrong. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, but that's why it's so useful to start a discussion, let's say, about the actual span of life. I mean, you said that one of your regrets, your potential regrets, is that, you know, you're... you've truncated the time that you'll have as a grandmother, let's say.
That turned out to be wrong. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, but that's why it's so useful to start a discussion, let's say, about the actual span of life. I mean, you said that one of your regrets, your potential regrets, is that, you know, you're... you've truncated the time that you'll have as a grandmother, let's say.
That turned out to be wrong. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, but that's why it's so useful to start a discussion, let's say, about the actual span of life. I mean, you said that one of your regrets, your potential regrets, is that, you know, you're... you've truncated the time that you'll have as a grandmother, let's say.
And you took advantage of that when you were young, and there was some utility in that for you. But that is a price that is lurking. And, you know, it's very difficult to tell how it will play out. But as a pattern, it's something for people to give some consideration to. You know, optimally, you want to be a grandparent when you're still youthful enough to be
And you took advantage of that when you were young, and there was some utility in that for you. But that is a price that is lurking. And, you know, it's very difficult to tell how it will play out. But as a pattern, it's something for people to give some consideration to. You know, optimally, you want to be a grandparent when you're still youthful enough to be
And you took advantage of that when you were young, and there was some utility in that for you. But that is a price that is lurking. And, you know, it's very difficult to tell how it will play out. But as a pattern, it's something for people to give some consideration to. You know, optimally, you want to be a grandparent when you're still youthful enough to be
active and engaged, and then you get to have the pleasures of having children again. And that's a pretty good deal. And it is something, we're not good at conceptualizing the entire span of life consciously. That's what roles were for. So you didn't actually have to think about that. But we have to think about it now. There's another perversity in this that I really have a hard time
active and engaged, and then you get to have the pleasures of having children again. And that's a pretty good deal. And it is something, we're not good at conceptualizing the entire span of life consciously. That's what roles were for. So you didn't actually have to think about that. But we have to think about it now. There's another perversity in this that I really have a hard time
active and engaged, and then you get to have the pleasures of having children again. And that's a pretty good deal. And it is something, we're not good at conceptualizing the entire span of life consciously. That's what roles were for. So you didn't actually have to think about that. But we have to think about it now. There's another perversity in this that I really have a hard time
figuring out, because I would say that by and large, the feminist movement that's at the bottom of some of the things we're talking about has been a left-wing movement. And I do not understand for the life of me how in the world it can be logically coherent that the left can be anti-capitalist, anti-corporate, and pro-career. Like, I don't, I just can't. Yeah, so there's that.
figuring out, because I would say that by and large, the feminist movement that's at the bottom of some of the things we're talking about has been a left-wing movement. And I do not understand for the life of me how in the world it can be logically coherent that the left can be anti-capitalist, anti-corporate, and pro-career. Like, I don't, I just can't. Yeah, so there's that.
figuring out, because I would say that by and large, the feminist movement that's at the bottom of some of the things we're talking about has been a left-wing movement. And I do not understand for the life of me how in the world it can be logically coherent that the left can be anti-capitalist, anti-corporate, and pro-career. Like, I don't, I just can't. Yeah, so there's that.
So we could talk about that for a bit. It's like, okay, corporations are evil and there isn't any higher purpose you can serve as a woman than to serve one. It's like, okay, I'm not exactly sure what to make of that. Then I want to tell you a weird little story too. I was looking at the Brothers Grimm book
So we could talk about that for a bit. It's like, okay, corporations are evil and there isn't any higher purpose you can serve as a woman than to serve one. It's like, okay, I'm not exactly sure what to make of that. Then I want to tell you a weird little story too. I was looking at the Brothers Grimm book