Jordan Peterson

And games are the, they're a microcosm of society, and we get all that wrong. And so that ambitious striving forward towards victory, you might say that's the hallmark of stereotypical masculinity, has become demonized, even though it's a hallmark of the civilized conduct that's also protective and resilient.

And games are the, they're a microcosm of society, and we get all that wrong. And so that ambitious striving forward towards victory, you might say that's the hallmark of stereotypical masculinity, has become demonized, even though it's a hallmark of the civilized conduct that's also protective and resilient.

That's a good question, Megan. Like, well, you know, men... What's the old joke? You know what happened never? 20 women got together and built a boat and traveled to a distant land. Right? I mean, well, we don't actually... Right, right, right. Well, we don't actually know... I would say a tremendous amount about those closed sex dynamics.

That's a good question, Megan. Like, well, you know, men... What's the old joke? You know what happened never? 20 women got together and built a boat and traveled to a distant land. Right? I mean, well, we don't actually... Right, right, right. Well, we don't actually know... I would say a tremendous amount about those closed sex dynamics.

That's a good question, Megan. Like, well, you know, men... What's the old joke? You know what happened never? 20 women got together and built a boat and traveled to a distant land. Right? I mean, well, we don't actually... Right, right, right. Well, we don't actually know... I would say a tremendous amount about those closed sex dynamics.

You know, men are pretty good at sorting themselves out on the basis of competence when they're thrown together in a group. And I think the reason for that, think about it this way, evolutionarily, you know, Well, why would you ally yourself with the best hunter? Because maybe the best hunter is the highest status guy.

You know, men are pretty good at sorting themselves out on the basis of competence when they're thrown together in a group. And I think the reason for that, think about it this way, evolutionarily, you know, Well, why would you ally yourself with the best hunter? Because maybe the best hunter is the highest status guy.

You know, men are pretty good at sorting themselves out on the basis of competence when they're thrown together in a group. And I think the reason for that, think about it this way, evolutionarily, you know, Well, why would you ally yourself with the best hunter? Because maybe the best hunter is the highest status guy.

It's like, well, you don't die, that's a start, and you get to eat and so does your family, and maybe proximity to the top dog confers status, not the highest status, but, you know, do you want to be the quarterback on the winning football team? Yes, but being even the water boy is better than not playing at all. And men are pretty good at that.

It's like, well, you don't die, that's a start, and you get to eat and so does your family, and maybe proximity to the top dog confers status, not the highest status, but, you know, do you want to be the quarterback on the winning football team? Yes, but being even the water boy is better than not playing at all. And men are pretty good at that.

It's like, well, you don't die, that's a start, and you get to eat and so does your family, and maybe proximity to the top dog confers status, not the highest status, but, you know, do you want to be the quarterback on the winning football team? Yes, but being even the water boy is better than not playing at all. And men are pretty good at that.

You know, if they're thrown together in a group and there's a task, they sort themselves out pretty quickly in relationship to competence at the task. Now, that can get perverted by power and tyranny and, you know, aggression. But all things considered, that's the way men conduct themselves.

You know, if they're thrown together in a group and there's a task, they sort themselves out pretty quickly in relationship to competence at the task. Now, that can get perverted by power and tyranny and, you know, aggression. But all things considered, that's the way men conduct themselves.

You know, if they're thrown together in a group and there's a task, they sort themselves out pretty quickly in relationship to competence at the task. Now, that can get perverted by power and tyranny and, you know, aggression. But all things considered, that's the way men conduct themselves.

Well, it's also the case, Megan, that women on the birth control pill are less attracted to masculine men.

Well, it's also the case, Megan, that women on the birth control pill are less attracted to masculine men.

Well, it's also the case, Megan, that women on the birth control pill are less attracted to masculine men.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. And we have absolutely no idea whatsoever the political consequences of the birth control pill. We have no idea. It could be catastrophic for all we know because we don't know what it means that women find masculine men less attractive. on the pill then off. Like we don't know what the political ramifications of that are.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. And we have absolutely no idea whatsoever the political consequences of the birth control pill. We have no idea. It could be catastrophic for all we know because we don't know what it means that women find masculine men less attractive. on the pill then off. Like we don't know what the political ramifications of that are.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. And we have absolutely no idea whatsoever the political consequences of the birth control pill. We have no idea. It could be catastrophic for all we know because we don't know what it means that women find masculine men less attractive. on the pill then off. Like we don't know what the political ramifications of that are.