Jordan Peterson's Rise to Relevancy (& the Patients Who Got Left Behind)

[@caelanconrad]

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[@VioletSadi]

I personally paint my lips and my nails blue to mimic Peripheral cyanosis and let my workplace know not to give me heavy work

[@caelanconrad]

You’re so real for this

[@davespanksalot8413]

Near where I live a prisoner tried to get moved to the hospital wing with jaundice by colouring his skin with a yellow highlighter. His main mistake was not having enough highlighter so he was a weird yellow and skin tone piebald!

[@mookinbabysealfurmittens]

​@@davespanksalot8413 He'd have glowed under UV! (K I was a silly kid 😅)

[@no.6377]

No, but I genuinely wanna know what he thinks of people who wear black lipstick. Imagine women doing _anything_ that doesn't revolve around sex and wanting men. Imagine.

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

​​@@no.6377f woman does anything that isn't to please a man she's a woke blue haired feminazi If woman does anything to please a man she's an attention seeking slut There's no winning with this people

[@josephgodfrey5634]

It's so rare to see queer political content creators actually get recognition or increasingly even to get the algorithm to pick them up. Please keep it up you're an icon.

[@caelanconrad]

Thank you bestie

[@lady4191]

Morons get attention too

[@Yoshimitsu4prez]

Him pointing out a girl blushing, when we know to him that indicates *sexual arousal,* is so weird

[@rachael_grey]

It's highly inappropriate for him to do.

[@gnickthegnome1981]

Right, with that creepy smile too

[@gnickthegnome1981]

@@jakedubs theyre talking about when he pointed out one of his *students* blushing. The way he was smiling. Hes a creep. And quit with this. Blushing does not exclusively indicate sexual arousal, and peterson's claim that this is the purpose of makeup is erronneous at best. Youre not smart for parroting the half baked talking points of the least intelligent public intellectual today.

[@NotSoCivilEngineer]

To paraphrase another content creator, it’s giving me scaring-the-maidens energy.

[@carolinemcgovern4488]

Especially when she could be blushing for a thousand other reasons (Like cringing or being embarrassed)

[@Maria-ut7lk]

I once read a novel about a doctor who was repulsed by the human body. Peterson reminds me of that - he's a therapist who is repulsed by the human mind. No wonder he jumped on the opportunity to be a pundit!

[@Gloomdrake]

I play a game where the town doctor is afraid of blood, so he does all his surgeries with his eyes closed. Jordan Peterson is kinda like that, except bad at his job

[@mh-jp1qj]

What's the name of the book? It sounds interesting

[@Maria-ut7lk]

@@mh-jp1qj I can't remember the name, but it's by the Dutch novelist Herman Koch. The doctor's 13-year old daughter gets SA'd and he makes it all about himself, so I don't know if I'd recommend it.

[@tamarabrugara]

​@@mh-jp1qj it's Summerhouse with Swimmingpool by Herman Koch.

[@susannehuber3996]

Best description of Peterson EVER.

[@lilyw4168]

As an engineering student in the US, ethics classes are mandatory to become an engineer and are incredibly important in our field. An engineering program can't be accredited without ethics classes. This video was a great analysis and an incredibly important angle to look at when it comes to peterson's career.

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

I was always under the impression that ethics in science was only a bio thing

[@sourgreendolly7685]

@@lyokianhitchhiker Whoever gave you that idea is off their rocker, sorry

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

@@sourgreendolly7685 It’s something I came to on my own, simply because I have no idea what ethics issues there are to worry about in things like physics, chemistry, or technological sciences

[@RaineInChaos]

@@lyokianhitchhiker because the things engineers design still have to function in the world. Think about the kind of ethical implications might there be for designing a dam. Or a disinfectant. Or a car's safety features. It's generally where any field of engineering overlaps with biology (in the form of use by humans, or influence on animal populations, or effect on the environment, etc..), but given that engineering is science applied to our lives and world, that overlap is inevitable (otherwise, what's the point?)

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

@@RaineInChaos ah. When I think of ethics in science, I think mostly of what goes on during the process of experimentation, & not during use of the end result

[@intheorigin0728]

The incredible RICHNESS of a man who spends his life preaching about “meanings” to young men, to turn around and call feminist writings from 1950s suberbia “whiney” is… jaw dropping. One cannot help but conclude that this man believes that only men deserve meanings in life.

[@dennisbernhard3117]

No, he just is convinced that women need to "be put in their place" to be happy. He is downright delusional, sees himself as a "Mesiah" and believes he knows things noone else does...

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

Feminist writings from the 50s that didn't realize poor women had been working the whole time are tone deaf at best. When Upper Class women don't realize poor women work in factories and in the fields as farm labor its a bit cringe.

[@ND-nr6mx]

I mean yeah, that's pretty much correct. Why else would he publicly break into tears about how he's the only one standing up for those poor, misunderstood incels?

[@dennisbernhard3117]

@@ND-nr6mx yeah, that tracks..

[@flyingratdog]

I had heard vaguely that Peterson had mistreated his patients, but it never occurred to me that a clinical psychologist wouldn't have separated his professional email used for his clinical practice from fan mail. Add on the fact that he clearly was priortizing his fans in those auto replies and it's crazy that anyone has any respect for him.

[@Amira_Phoenix]

His automatic reply was actually begging for fan mail. Desperate much

[@tofubutcher7456]

As an engineer: Obviously there are ethics constraints, usually at the risk of getting sued into oblivion

[@Urvogel7]

The creepy stop motion puppet you use for Peterson is PERFECT. How did you get access to pictures of him before the wizard cursed him and brought him to a horrible facsimile of life?

[@theaverageone4415]

There's something really unsettling about how casual and nonchalant his response to a patient admitting they have feelings for him.... Especially as a psychologist.

[@blondequijote]

You really think psychologists dont know crazy puss is the best? That's not something science will confirm because the commercialized science of psychiatry likes to keep all that coochie out of circulation.

[@bettyuncledrake2585]

(please please PLEASE do not take this as a pro-JP take!) In and of itself, I'd say a response along the lines of "thank you for sharing/your honesty, let's explore this in more detail in session" is ok, especially if you don't want to basically conduct a therapy session via email (for all kinds of reasons from cyber security to not wanting to have such a sensitive conversation without the immediacy of an in-person session) and you certainly don't want to reply with shaming or judgement along the lines of "that's so wrong of you - find a new therapist NOW". As mentioned in the video, transference is a not uncommon phenomenon in therapy, and it CAN be dealt with in a sensitive and ethical (!) manner during therapy, so nonchalance can actually help with keeping things professional, given the right context. What was missing here is less the tone of the email and more the lack of a proper and professional follow-up. Then again, "proper and professional" aren't the first words that come to mind when it comes to JP, so I guess no surprises there... Again, not denying that how he handled the situation overall was pretty damn shitty, just wanted to give some context for how a seemingly nonchalant tone may actually be a valid choice.

[@ND-nr6mx]

Something far, far more unsettling with the way he brought his family to her workplace a month later. That's such a textbook abuser powerplay.

[@snowmonster42]

It's so striking that his open letters/response to his fans are carefully worded, complimentary, and considerate, while his communications addressed towards his client are impersonal, brusque, and dismissive. If this were the other way around it still wouldn't make him a credit to the field, but at least his license wouldn't be on the line.

[@candyh4284]

It's about the commitments he made, which were to help his patients, and he failed at that. Being a semi-abusive dickhead to randos, while shitty, doesn't generally come with the same degree of gravity that it does being that way to someone you explicitly or implicitly swore to help.

[@LeoFieTv]

That apple cider bit lives in my head rent free. You can clearly see that Joe Rogan is not buying the initial bit about cider knocking JP out, so JP quickly upps the stakes by saying he didn't sleep for a month, before realizing he overdid it, but unable to retract, he has to go with it. Imagine saying something so stupid, not even Joe Rogan believes it.

[@annnee6818]

😂😂😂

[@EmoBearRights]

It's possible he has some sort of allergy to apples - people have all sorts of allergies but to use that as an excuse to exist on an all meat diet that will do you no good is just bananas.

[@Daneelro]

Actually, if you watch on, JP did backpedal on the not sleeping for a month claim, admitting that he did sleep for shorter periods. But, for someone telling his dupes that they should speak clearly, he sure always fails at it. Not to mention the bigger issue that the effects he experienced were quite obviously due to his medication rather than apple cider. As a big aside, whenever JP's dumb claim is brought up and people are incredulous about someone not sleeping for a month, I have to bring up an example that for some reason is not well known in the Anglosphere (I read it in German magazine Der Spiegel). It did happen to a Swiss air traffic controller some 25 years ago that he just couldn't sleep any more from one day to another. This lasted not for one but _several_ months, during which time he lost his job, wife and nearly his sanity. He tried all kinds of cures until he happened upon a university research professor, who was first incredulous until the man was put into a lab where they could observe that he really doesn't sleep a minute. This researcher had the idea to look for bacteria in the patient's cerebrospinal fluid, and found an otherwise harmless one that doesn't normally get there. After administering antibiotics, the guy could sleep again.

[@davespanksalot8413]

Apple cider will absolutely stop a person from sleeping….if one mixes enough crystal methamphetamine with it 😂 I worked in a kitchen where meth was in heavy use. One particular chef lasted awake the longest, which was around 14 days without a wink of sleep. He wasn’t quite right for a couple of years after that…

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

Lol when that happened I posted the clip like "Uh oh Jordy is on meth now" That's the only way you'd be awake for weeks lmao

[@mirithilrose54]

I'm happy you made a video about this. Most people talk about what a hack he is but not that he's a really, really bad psychologist. And the fact that he talks about his clients and they're always unhinged women really makes me sick.

[@vihmaussivenitaja]

Imagine gathering your courage to get help, and then ending up with this guy as your therapist. And thinking that all therapists are like this and there's no real help or empathy out there :(

[@Billpro25]

As someone who has been to therapy, that has always been my biggest issue with the lobster. I was actually surprised to learn that he used to be a psychologist. I can't help but compare him to my own pherapists, and the deference in demeanor is just staggering.

[@suzbone]

​@vihmaussivenitaja and then years later you see video of him on a stage talking absolute disrespectful trash about you to an auditorium full of people, for fame and fortune. MY HEART NEARLY STOPPED WHEN I SAW HIM DOING THAT AND I'M NOT HIS PATIENT.

[@andreanorby1672]

Listening to Jordan Peterson is like having my spinal cord removed through my nose... so usually I avoid it even in critique, but I didn't want to miss your take on that 'messy ass drama queen' Thanks for another great video

[@caelanconrad]

Lmao thank youuuu

[@deathmagneto-soy]

As someone who once saw value in Peterson's work ( at a stage of my life where I was so very self-obsessed that I hadn't yet picked up on his abject cruelty and the shameless ignorance behind his sophistry) I really do appreciate this type of essay. If the algorithm Gods had fed me this instead of what it did once upon a time then I would have been saved a thoroughly fruitless foray. Although the experience did teach me a lesson about my own ability to blinker myself. Perhaps your video will save somebody else that bother. Excellent stuff. I'm really digging your work.

[@jstarstudios7110]

Oh my goodness, you talk like me! (Interweaving of slightly esoteric vocabulary and somewhat outdated slang)

[@jessiej1473]

JP's railing against ethics is absolutely wild (speaking as a scientist and a counsellor). Fancy actually making a case against university ethics committees and then saying that the law doesn't apply to you? Wow, just wow. That level of entitlement is impressive (in the worst possible way).

[@BrokenCurtain]

That moment when he singles out that student to make fun of her without any regard to things like consent or appropriateness really does him in as far as I'm concerned. This guy has no grasp of ethical conduct.

[@qwandary]

@@BrokenCurtain He's also kinda sexualising her expression by making out she's blushing (aroused) from this bogus sexual fantasy research. He's implying she's turned on by the subject and it proves the study is right... while sexualising her expression. Just fucking creepy.

[@xXRickTrolledXx]

@Qwandry She was probably flushed from second hand embarrassment, what supreme cringe.

[@qwandary]

@@xXRickTrolledXx lmfao right?! That's what I thought tbh. I also am used to people assigning emotions to my default expression that reinforces their beliefs, so I don't trust people to be very good at reading expressions or knowing if someone is blushing (sometimes they just are naturally more reddish for example). He seems like the kinda person who'd look at my face and assume I was scared because I have big eyes or offended because I have Tang dynasty eyebrows lmao

[@BrokenCurtain]

@@xXRickTrolledXx She probably wasn't blushing at all, or at least not more than anybody else in the audience. Peterson seems like that kind of public speaker who'd put a routine like that in all of his lectures, as if he was a stand-up comedian. He noticed that he could make people laugh if he did certain things, and never questioned if people should be laughing. And when he finally realized that people were laughing at him, it hurt his feelings so much that he became the eternally victimised right-wing crybaby that we know today.

[@meala23]

It blows my mind that he won't lose his license or be properly censured by that professional body for his horrifying and repeated disregard for basic ethics 🤯 What are they doing letting him harm patients like that?

[@treekritter7522]

Well, it looks like he's in the process of having action taken against him so that's hopeful :)

[@betterthanrae8137]

he has such a big platform now, and allies like daily wire-some college would surely get crushed in terms of their public relations and optics in the public eye. they wont go after him now. however behind the scenes, he wont be able to practice, although he already has a claim to the appearance of credibility so it doesnt matter. he is a quack and grifter of the highest order.

[@psychdude436]

Also even if he doesn't lose his license for his comments, he might still be barred from renewal since he's stopped practicing. But if that happens, he'll probably use it to feed his martyr complex lmao

[@mikearchibald744]

There were literally hundreds of canadians that came out to protest that how dare the college of physicians censure Peterson. Wingnuts aren't just in the US.

[@candyh4284]

@@mikearchibald744 And ziggurats aren't just in Ur, but at a certain point, it's fair to say that our wingnuts perfected the form and other wingnuts are now beginning to emulate our wingnuts in an attempt to find the same success at their wingnuttery. The secret is that, in both cases of wingnuttery, neither of the groups of wingnuts were particularly big, just a handful of dipshits. The problem, as ever, is the moderates looking away.

[@zenleeparadise]

"I'm too poor to be subtle" lol you won my poor heart. Subscribed!! ❤ Also Jordan Peterson's work really spoke to me while I was going through a very long episode of psychotic depression and now I just feel the ick when I hear people talk about how much he's helped them. I used to feel that he had helped me. I was wrong. All his babbling did was delay me seeking actual help from actual doctors.

[@azula3906]

That's a shame. Peterson has helped so many people that were stuck in a dark pit.

[@zenleeparadise]

@@azula3906 no, he just puts people in a different pit. Sadly, it's difficult to see while you're still in the midst of it. I wish you well.

[@azula3906]

@@zenleeparadise Explain how he puts people in a different pit. I completely disagree with that.

[@QueenSoledad]

@@azula3906 I would reconsider. His teachings taught me that I had to be strictly individualistic, and while that helped in the short term (cleaning my room, etc), in the long term it made me reluctant to seek help from my support system of friends, family, mental health professionals, etc. My life got a lot better when I realized that I couldn’t just fix all my problems by myself, and that I also didn’t have to do it by myself. Peter son’s self help advice is empowering to some people, but it’s also very isolating. It teaches you that your professors, mental health professionals, and left leaning friends are secretly part of a grand communist conspiracy, so it’s not surprising to me that most Peterson fans i know, and I myself, we’re lonely weirdos who were wildly depressed and watched hours and hours of his lectures in place of seeking out actual mental health care.

[@caelanconrad]

And he’s hurt many more

[@kikibunni]

i can’t imagine how embarrassed the university must have been. in academia, it’s a pretty big deal when someone in a department does something like this. a few years ago, the history department im a student in graduated a person who turned out to be a wh*te supr*macist, and they figured that our weeks before he graduated, and my professor says he still feels embarrassed- i can’t imagine the mortifying ordeal of having employed jordan peterson

[@ErinLynagh]

I'm an engineer and I took a course on ethics and like a literal oath and now I have like a ring to remember ethics at all times lmao

[@xXRickTrolledXx]

It’s like, who are the marvels of engineering intended for if not the people who are also deserving of ethical consideration? It’s like Jordan doesn’t think before he lets his words flow

[@xXRickTrolledXx]

@@jakedubs Jordan "The University of Ontario's Psychology Department's Board of Ethics has no say over what I say during my lectures" Peterson?

[@blaster-zy7xx]

Like really like?

[@xXRickTrolledXx]

@@blaster-zy7xx Like Like for real real

[@BatsAndBadgers]

Thank you! Every time a layman days he was sooo good at psychology it drives me over the edge. He never was! He mixed psychological ideas completely unscientifically even when he was teaching. His research papers are biased and awfully basic. He's always been a liar about it. And any psychology student you hear say he's good....they don't know enough yet. It's not anything against them...but they should re evaluate how much they know of ethics and your professor teaching science on intuition

[@DanHarkins-jk9mi]

The fact that he actually believes cave drawings of snakes mating is evidence that prehistoric people somehow knew about DNA...I mean...what can one even say about something like that?

[@legerdemain]

Caelan's videos are so well made they screw with my media literacy. Like, it's hard to accept they're self-taught based on how professionally produced their videos are. Caelan deserves way more subscribers... and fries.

[@caelanconrad]

this is such a nice compliment.

[@AnxiousGary]

That's how I felt from their first video! So talented!

[@VinceWhitacre]

All the fries

[@caelanconrad]

💕💕💕

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

Yeah? Maybe it's because I'm old (holy fuck...I'm going to be 39 in a few months!) but I have no problem with someone being self taught. Well, hm, "problem" is too strong a word. Maybe saying, "It doesn't phase me," is a better term to use. I even hold a degree in English literature! I'm such a literature, grammar, and writing snob I failed 5 kids out of the Lit. Department since passing a grammar test was required. It was graded on a MASSIVE curve as well, as the high school kids were coming to college with really poor skills. Skills so lacking that if they didn't implement the curve they'd have no students left to teach. Basically, the highest grade was turned into a 100 and the differential was applied to everyone's test. For example, if the highest grade was a 60, it was turned into a 100 and everyone's test got 40 points applied to it. You had two chances. The first test I got a 95 and the second test I got a 98, so everyone got 5 and 2 points added respectively. Let's just say I was not particularly popular with those kids who weren't invited into the degree track. With everyone else I was practically a god, a walking legend perhaps. They all made sure they were nice to me too since, because I worked so quickly on everything and was usually finished with all my assignments weeks early, I had time to look over their stuff before it was handed in. All that to say, I respect the self taught. It takes a certain kind of person, a special kind of person you don't see every day, to hack it. I would bet cash money Caelan not only had the gift, but they're open to LISTENING (goddamn it people can we do more of that please?) and taking criticism to head and heart. All you kids out there who have taught yourself media literacy on your own have this little grammar Nazi's respect. Remember how special you are, but most of all, never, EVER stop learning! I love you all! The fact you watch content like Caelan's shows you can detect classy, high quality, and exceptionally crafted writing and presenting. PS - Wanna really impress people? Learn to use the semicolon correctly. Their fucking heads will explode.

[@gracekinsley3142]

Caelen, another one hit out of the park, as a retired physician, it was nice that you showed how Peterson's ethics led to investigations, I don't know how his college will find, but as a physician, those kind of ethical breaches would lead to at minimum, a suspension, fines, mandatory education, and likely practice supervision

[@Jane-oz7pp]

the ways he's publicly ridiculed patients, including in his books should be enough of an ethics and privacy breach to have him expelled tbh

[@babs_babs]

i always pip up a bit when i see pro-trans physicians. most doctors scare me

[@treekritter7522]

It looks like they did tell him he had to do mandatory re-education but he's fighting it. He posted everything on his Twitter, including their decision and doxxing the people who complained against him lol. They're likely going through a review board atm so time will tell.

[@gracekinsley3142]

@@babs_babs I'm not just pro trans, I am trans

[@babs_babs]

@@gracekinsley3142 oh shit. mad respect 🫡

[@josephmelendez3327]

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you that someone who bordered on arrogant when they were in the process of being hired would believe that no one was capable of overseeing the ethics of his work!

[@lindsayj2389]

they're not just being sassy in here, it genuinely is such an informative piece

[@dittokyu]

I was a UofT student at the time of all the C16 stuff...was also part of a campus LGBTQ+ group. I saw friends/peers harassed and doxxed by his followers. Even before all that he had a reputation of being a terrible professor so really doesn't surprise me about the ethics stuff and throwing his patients to the wind we he got that right wing money...

[@marianatheschizoid5912]

I honestly have the feeling he was trying way to hard to get famous outside the fringe Jungian pseudoscience circle and saw C-16 as an opportunity to do so.

[@candyh4284]

@@marianatheschizoid5912 Well, yeah. Guy's a "classical liberal," that's 100% what Locke would do (derogatory).

[@oddnon]

I thought I knew everything there was to know about Peterson but HOLY HELL there's even more despicable dirt just behind the trash pile. Excellent video!

[@flfb]

Have y'all seen the three hour Some More News breakdown of him? It's literally my comfort video. That's how much I despise Jorbo Peterdaughter

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Fr. I only watched this cause of Caelan and DID NOT expect to learn anything new. Wow.

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

​@@BeautifulEarthJa note to self: never piss Caelan off because they will find every skeleton I'm trying to hide! Like, Jesus Christ, they dug DEEP to find all this Peterson bullshit.

[@FocusedFighter777]

And yet, so many subscribers (blind sheeps) LOVES him. Reality is getting twisted, it's insane!

[@Nlotus]

We will never fully plumb the depths of Peterson-hell.

[@AzrielJuste]

Peterson's treatment of his patients is an important and often overlooked part of why Jordan Peterson is not fit to give anyone advice on how to live ethically. Great video.

[@River_Rune]

I do hate that people will always call him a doctor no matter what. And that people say he "really fell off" when he's always been a giant hack. Thank you for such an engaging exposé on this pathetic grifting ass, I thought I knew a lot about him, but I learned some stuff here. And that puppet .... Thank you for the nightmares.

[@luna-p]

I only hear ever him called doctor with the utmost sarcasm, but that's because I hang out in the right circles 😏

[@vihmaussivenitaja]

I loved Little Joel's video about Peterson's milk tweet. A quote from there: "The man was never an intellectual giant, and now... now it's worse :("

[@TheUnintendo]

I don't know how you manage to make me say "Aww, there's no more" at the end of a 40 minute video, but I just got lost in the way you laid out the story. Amazing work as always. (And, yes, this is partially my prayer to the algorythm gods.)

[@jessjohnson998]

Engineers have to take ethics classes and maintain high standards of ethics. I really wanna know if an engineering college accepted that porn study or if he was just calling Internet Dudes engineers with no basis.

[@ediandroid494]

I suspect they did just a survey of the romantic fiction section of the library in lieu of asking any actual women.

[@anniestumpy9918]

in which country is that the case? I have never heard of engineers having to take ethics classes. (I've studied engineering and nobody was interested in ethics)

[@RaineInChaos]

I had to take ethics classes and follow ethical protocol when I was an engineering student, graduate, and researcher 20 years ago Following ethical guidelines is the law in the US

[@faith-by-faith]

I was going to say I can't believe someone would think someone's sexual fantasies were always representative of the types of relationships they want to have in real life, but...well, given the subject of the video...

[@cyanidesmile7263]

Your comment reminded me of His Grandma dream in one of his books.

[@caelanconrad]

NOT THE GRANDMA DREAM

[@cyanidesmile7263]

@@caelanconrad my night was ruined, now so does everyone else's! 🤣

[@faith-by-faith]

I don't wanna know

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Absolutely bonkers how many people seem to think that way in spite of (I assume) practically everyone daydreaming about being an action hero saving the day and absolutely nobody wanting their day-to-day life to be getting attacked by aliens and zombies and random guys with baseball bats.

[@SamChaneyProductions]

Engineer here. We had to write a paper on engineering ethics every year of school, citing past engineering failures that resulted in deaths or injury and how and why they happened and how to prevent such things from happening in the future.

[@BrokenCurtain]

Peterson's grasp on engineering probably stops at Isambard Kingdom Brunel and James Watt.

[@Heyoka86]

I knew this guy was a total demon. Even in his books he refers to his patients with contempt and disgust. His abhorrent approaches should be exposed more.

[@vihmaussivenitaja]

Having delved into hundreds of pages of literature and hundreds of hours of videos about narcissistic personality, I am pretty convinced Peterson is a narc.

[@KarlSnarks]

I haven't read his books (and honestly have little intention to), in what ways does he show that contempt?

[@annnee6818]

​@@KarlSnarks "whiny well fed and clothed housewives from the 50s complaining they are "bored" because they "lack opportunity". Get a hobby!" That not do it for you?

[@KarlSnarks]

@@annnee6818 Haha yeah that definitely sounds contemptuous. Also the "That not do it for you?" makes me think you assume me to be defending Peterson. If so, I'm not, I just think it's useful to have specific examples of how he regards his own patients in case I'm arguing with a Peterson fanboy.

[@JB-rl4ik]

@@annnee6818it’s like women are pets. Who cares if you are bored (have emotional and psychological complexities) you have food and shelter.

[@FeministCatLadySpinster]

I can only imagine the time and effort it takes to construct a coherent video out of JP's word salad. Pre-emptively thanking you for this. 😂

[@ubernox]

fortunately it focused on his actions more than his words

[@marocat4749]

You have to look behind the word salad and then pick the signiicant stu he says repeatedly, honestly contrapoints video still holds up. Peterson should strived to be a weird fiction writer, not that. He should be lovecraft, not that.

[@joelbarish]

Maybe you're too dumb to understand?

[@evasage14]

your editing, poise, and diction when speaking about this laughable man is beyond admirable. immediately sending this to my dad who takes peterson WAY to serisouly. thank you for all the thought labor that no doubt went into this video. 💓

[@gamewrit0058]

Since it's you, bestie, I'll watch something about him. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🖤 And I'm sure you'll make it both educational and sassy fun. (Autocorrect wanted to make "sassy" say "daddy" 😅🍟.)

[@mookinbabysealfurmittens]

Omg heccn autocorrect! 😂

[@christophermiller3031]

I also hate Jordan Peterson...like if a creator I watch regularly does a JP video, I would have ignored it. but... I also really like finding new creators... so upon seeing a new face in the algorithm... I gave it a shot cuz OMG why is this cutie appearing on my feed? so wow ... like we cannot doubt the algorithm must be fed if someone wishes to get noticed... and I must admit it not only took 57 minutes for me to get tired of Jordan BS ... but I am totally liking and subbing now. man KZbin is an onion or what. great video 🎉 ❤😅🖖

[@mookinbabysealfurmittens]

@@christophermiller3031 Nice! Welcome in! I'm just some rando fan, btw, not the "official greeter" - lol. You'll love it here! Caelan's got beauty _and_ brains. And style! And they're genuinely really super nice - but the master of sass when they want to be, as you surely noticed! The J. "Kentucky" Rowling video suggested at the end of this video is a great one, btw. I mean, they all are, but it's got a similar vibe as this one. (The trilogy in which they infiltrated a GC cult is a literal epic, but it does get dark & heccn real at points, just a fair warning, though Caelan's really good about that stuff. And it's absolutely worth the watch, when you're in the right headspace.)

[@christophermiller3031]

@@mookinbabysealfurmittens aw sweet thx for the kind welcome, even if not... Official? LOL I am Canadian, so... I am kind to the extent of absurd to strangers... Apparently you can be too nice? Bollocks!. Obvy this channel's vibe is my style -> gonna be some legit entertainment. As per my kindness... this also means I will ramble about things openly with no filter... sooo... ... It's funny.. last time the writer strike shit down David Letterman, and all the shows in 2000s... It really did matter to me... Currently with the writer strike... I couldn't care less due to the hard work of passionate creators of... What is it called? The place to be. (KZbin) Praise the great algorithm! ♥️🔥❤️‍🔥🖖

[@Daemonite]

podcasting is life or death Caelan. You can't simply leave us without the content we so richly deserve.

[@agayrius]

you're one of the sharpest video essayists out there rn! i feel like most leftist youtubers all talk about the same topics and from very similar angles. and while the good ones of course always include at least a couple of new and unique points, to get there you have to watch 40min of the same stuff you just heard another youtuber say, probably even referencing the same sources. meanwhile your videos always have a fresh approach! such as this one, where you managed to shed light on aspects of peterson that somehow haven't been discussed to death yet. and it's without a doubt thanks to you doing your own time-consuming investigative reporting. you should absolutely be proud of your work!

[@caelanconrad]

Thank you, although this time I had help because I was in the middle of a move! @hootsontheweb did the research and most of the writing on this one and then I went in and made it more, you know, me ✨ lol. I really appreciate this comment though, it means so much to hear that. I always feel like it’s all been done before, so what could I ever really add to it, which is probably imposter syndrome tbh.

[@avelione]

I love how your videos get more and more artsy and funny and creative. and unhinged a bit ;3

[@caelanconrad]

unhinged is where i'm aiming!!!

[@avelione]

@@caelanconrad That's awesome, that's very coherent what I've been also seeing on your twitter . Keep going! 😃

[@caelanconrad]

LMAO got me

[@LisaBeergutHolst]

Having Professor Clean-Your-Room deliver his quotes in front of increasingly large and untidy piles of trash is a nice, subtle touch. Well done ;)

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

I can't believe I missed this.

[@Jillybear265]

As someone who personally found a lot of growth by following Jordan B Petersen, its really interesting and somewhat resrashing to get to see this side of things. I'm glad you're saying things alongside evidence. Great video!

[@tigana]

Same! It’s great to have a well rounded view and not be biased

[@sneakythumbs9900]

Engineer here! We have to take classes in ethics. Because um you know, all of the societal impacts of us building a factory next to a school or, I don't know developing an electric, self driving car that generates empirical data on the trolley problem.

[@elora512]

I used to be enthralled with his lectures years ago after finding him through research on Jungian psychology to decode BTS music videos. It lasted for about a month or two where I'd listen to him while doing makeup and in transit. Suffice to say, a few of his points he hinted at pushed me away enough for me to stop completely.

[@Grounded_Gravity]

So much worse than I imagined. His ethical violations are W-I-L-D!!!

[@rattyeely]

Vampire, Werewolf, Billionaire, Pirate, and Surgeon is such a funny list of things

[@caelanconrad]

The 5 genders

[@erink476]

And when they are power fantasies, I have heard sometimes the power fantasy is the leading woman's allure/beauty/smell/personality/whatever overcoming the power of the leading man, not the leading man's power overcoming her. Look at Twilight; sure it's really stalk-y, but the vampire and werewolf are just helpless against this Perfectly Normal woman.

[@goodpeople25]

@@erink476 There's a bit of chicken or the egg question when it comes to stuff like power fantasies and with Twilight I'd say the power fantasy (for Meyer specifically, so the stalk-y is part of the fantasy and not necessarily as a fetish thing but due to personal/religilous beliefs) comes first. For example the werewolf in question didn't even have enough relevancy to be helpless till the story was stretched out and a love triangle was added.

[@SorbetCitron17]

It seems to me, those are popular archetypes due to literature and tv since the 90's. At first, Anne Rice. Then, Whedon. Now, YA literature and Grey's Anatomy and well, the other Grey. On the other hand, there is Titanic, Bodyguard. Seems to me that romances with a Fabio cover where about women dating below their social class. I m not sure about medieval literature but it seems to me that it is court ladies being seduced by knights. I m not sure who was considered above in social standing. AO3 romances are mainly written by women. A lot of them are romances between men. It s hard to say with which character the author identify the most. But for one bilionaire story, there is a coffee shop AU or a surviving zombie apocalypse story. It would be more interesting to understand why published fictions nowadays are about predatory and powerful men.

[@angelikaskoroszyn8495]

@Erin k There seem to be a lot of "I can fix him" going around. Which in a way is power fantasy. You're able to modify behaviour of a powerful man. And this man won't lose him power. The difference is that you will be able to control it Which BTW is not a modern made up fantasy. Many European wives of monarchs and noblemen held quite a lot of power by proxy. Some shaped whole dinasties through marriages

[@kyledamron]

So this Carl who is jobless and homeless had his $200 wasted if not more. If he had put that into real therapy he could have gotten real help

[@Gloomdrake]

I can't imagine how awful I'd feel if I spendt $200+, only for my "last hope" to tell me that I'm doomed

[@jasminelambert3753]

@@Gloomdrake I genuinely hope “Carl” is okay. That would be so devastating to hear. Especially from someone he probably held in a really high regard. Truly I hope he eventually got the help he needed and is doing much better now.

[@ND-nr6mx]

​@@GloomdrakeHe didn't tell him he's doomed - he told him he needs to quit whining and pull himself up by his bootstraps. Way more helpful.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

​@@ND-nr6mx Not how bootstraps work, though. Not to say people can't take action to improve their lives -- _say by paying money for a professional to help them out if they're struggling with something_ -- but but the whole point of that bootstrap saying is that it's impossible, it's a nonsense saying. Sometimes the way you take responsibility for yourself is by admitting you need help (and presumably not spending $200 still not to get any).

[@suzbone]

​@eyesofthecervino3366 it's so weird when people repeat that bootstrap thing as if it was meant to be advice.

[@TheJennifer122]

I've watched tons of videos about JP but this is an angle I haven't heard explored before, and it is a pretty important one.

[@anotherdeadweirdo382]

He’s such a caricature that I’m still not entirely convinced Peterson isn’t a tulpa accidentally manifested from Mark McKinney’s repressed id. All of the rage papered over by his upper crust affability given form, which has since gone on to far exceed its initial purpose of simply being able to vocalize Mark’s discomfort when his blood sugar is low or he finds one of Kevin’s sketches slightly tedious. Until I see Mark get close enough to Jordan to attempt to reabsorb him, I don’t think it’s wise to rule that out completely.

[@vihmaussivenitaja]

Idk who's Mark McKinney, but you mentioning rage made me remember Gabor Mate's commentary about Peterson, which was pretty delightful. Like, Mate was complimenting Peterson and even being compassionate, but still landed a nice burn. Search: Gabor Maté on Jordan Peterson. If you know anything about Jung, it becomes even funnier, because it is just a paraphrasing of the Shadow, and Peterson considers himself a Jungian scholar, while massively misunderstaning Jung, lol. (P.s. Mate's comments about "mandating language" I am not sure about how to read, just saying... I personally feel some sarcasm in it, as in 'yeah little buddy, you can use the words you want!'.. while everyone knows nothing is being mandated, so it reads as a jab at Peterson for fighting an imagined enemy... but still kinda sus)

[@MegCazalet]

@@vihmaussivenitajaOP is talking about some comedians/writers from the Canadian sketch group & eponymous tv show The Kids in the Hall, and Mark McKinney was later briefly on SNL.

[@Felixiroflife28]

The benzie flying at the screen was such a Spy Kids 3D moment, love it

[@caelanconrad]

It needed to be done the way it needed to be done yaknow

[@Felixiroflife28]

@@caelanconrad extremely. Nice work

[@General12th]

Hi Caelan! I just wanted to say this video was really well-written and performed! Your prose is excellent.

[@beethovenjunkie]

You always think you can't hate these people more, but it's never true.

[@WTFDSDT]

This was really eye-opening. Honestly? my first thought when i saw this video "Ergh, why are they making a video about him, we've made enough videos about him" but i hadn't heard anyone cover this clinical mal practice angle, and as always, it's just to delight to hear you talk about anything.

[@piccalillipit9211]

*OFF TOPIC* but I think the wallpaper behind you is FANTASTIC

[@caelanconrad]

It’s cgi but I WISH I had it 😩

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@caelanconrad I was trying to work out if its CGI or for real. The video is excellent BTW - first time viewer - you got a sub...!

[@caelanconrad]

Awww thank you 😩😩😩

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@caelanconrad Just FYI - I've written three books on narcissism, Peterson is my go-to example of a cerebral narcissist...

[@lumirueluv]

The whole disregard for the ethics board sent me, then it was just a whole ride from there. Thanks for the unpacking.

[@caelanconrad]

Good comment

[@none42069]

Good comment!👏

[@JasonSchadewald]

Good comment

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

Good comment.

[@thewildman]

Good comment.

[@LillyTheLonelySock]

I just watched this video today. Thank you so much for revealing this information about Jordan Peterson - I've always felt uneasy about him even before I knew of his cruel remarks about trans people. I felt the same way about Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, but I could never put my finger on why I felt they weren't to be trusted. I really appreciate videos like this, detailing the problematic behaviour of famous, influential figures. I just subscribed to your channel and added several of your videos to my playlists. ❤

[@caelanconrad]

Thank you so much 😩😌

[@jasminelambert3753]

If you would like to listen to something that has a sort of similar tone about Dr. Oz the podcasts Maintenance Phase has a great episode on him! They talk about his awful promotion of “miracle” supplements and other gross diet culture stuff over the years. Btw this is absolutely not me saying this wasn’t a great video. It was fantastic and I’m only commenting because you mentioned Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil

[@LillyTheLonelySock]

@@jasminelambert3753 Thank you for the recommendation. I'll definitely check it out! I'm very interested in famous people known for hypocrisy, fraud, and scamming ... you name it! I'm very interested in just what motivates such people to take advantage of their followers. And I'd love to understand their lack of empathy and entitlement to take advantage of people.

[@nastynategreenlotus]

More professional than Jordan Peterson while literally on drugs 😂😂😂

[@livinginahotdog1563]

Well in his defense guy was most likely off his rocker too during most of these events. I hope his whole career is just one bartard story, that would explain it

[@guytrashgurtdog]

@@livinginahotdog1563fuck Peterson, but let’s not use drug use/addict shaming language. You hurt all addicts that way and further stigmatize drug use and addiction, which only leads to less people getting help. And “Bartard” literally comes from a slur for disabled people so nah let’s not do that. - a disabled recovering benzo addict

[@arsphoenix1822]

This is my first time encountering your channel, and I'm an instant fan! I have watched so many Peterson critiques that I was very surprised to see a lot of information I've never seen before in your video. Your approach to the topic was perfect!

[@caelanconrad]

Thank you so much!! I was trying to focus more on who got hurt and not just, you know, dunking on him.

[@kembm]

I always knew I wasn’t a fan of Jordan but I wasn’t sure why (I’ve always avoided his content) so thank you for providing the justification behind my bad feeling! So now when anyone asks “why don’t you like him?” I can refer them to this video lol. I loved this and I can’t wait to watch more of your work! Thank you! 🖤

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

I'm putting together a playlist for about that exact purpose.

[@WallebyDamned]

If I wear blue lipstick does that mean I'm into erotic asphyxiation? I need a Jordan Peterson mood ring chart so I know what my makeup colors mean.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Green lipstick? Definitely an ecoterrorist.

[@Lawnie]

That poor patient. I can't even begin to imagine how upsetting and violating the whole experience must have felt for her.

[@samantha75649]

Great video, as always! Thank you so much for going through "samantha's" complaint against peterson. 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

[@garonmario99]

One of the best videos on Peterson I've seen so far. Great work!

[@calico3202]

I keep rewatching the first seconds of this video over and over, that tablet has hit my phone screen so many times but it's such a satisfying thing to watch :o CGI royalty right there

[@caelanconrad]

The way I spent HOURS just for that 2 second clip lol

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

The way that JP talks on video about certain things, reminds me a lot about all the times that I rambled with a bunch of nothing words to fill the word count of the papers I was submitting in previous homework assignments.

[@outercat]

the way he has treated his patients should have gotten him ostracized from not only academia but the whole of society. treating people in your care like that is... inhumane and cruel. ty for the content bestie. you bring us the best ❤

[@MikkoAPenttila]

I seriously wonder whether him turning up at "Samantha's" workplace was intentional: that he'd remembered her infatuation with him and wished to witness it again. On a personal not: I fell into a Peterson rabbit hole a few years back. And I have to admit, that his practical self help advice genuinely did help. Ever since his return from the rehab his behavior online began to concern me and drove me to look for critical viewpoints. I'm still not convinced there weren't any genuine good intentions in the mix during his initial rise. But it is clear that even so, even then he wasn't who I thought he was.

[@M_M_ODonnell]

It might be worthwhile to think along the lines of "separate the art from the artist," but make it "separate the advice from the person giving it." Even if JBP mostly spews garbage, any benefit you get from following his advice is still real.

[@maggieadams8600]

Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day; no doubt he does inadvertently help some people, but it doesn't appear to be his primary motive.

[@BrokenCurtain]

The crux with Peterson's self help advice is that the helpful "rules" are pretty basic, like "clean up your room", "develop a daily routine" and so on. It's just pretty generic stuff that most people learn from their parents or at school. Peterson just needs more words to promote those ideas. And Peterson's "rules" are also interwoven with bad advice, such as "don't let your kids do something that upsets you". That's just not how being a parent works. If fact, I could easily turn that into my own "rule for life": "A good idea that comes attached to a bad idea probably isn't very good."

[@MikkoAPenttila]

@@BrokenCurtain Yeah, I , like many others got swept up in the Peterson wave and only later saw that his stuff wasn't that original or profound. But many people found inspiration for genuine improvement from his particular way of re-branding generic life advice. And that's good even if he isn't.

[@mariaaguadoball3407]

​@@kiwikemist6399 No, they don't exist in a vacuum. But that doesn't mean an artist whose words or actions you abhor can't produce art that genuinely moves and inspires you. It can be difficult to reconcile those facts, but they remain true. The person you snapped at was trying to be helpful to someone else, and what they said is valid.

[@pixellatedpixie215]

HAHAHAHA, YOU MENTIONED HIS ANGRY TWEET ABOUT THE CBT PORN THANK YOU in all seriousness, this is a positively marvelous video, and I am already becoming a big fan of your work after just one video. keep it up! ❤

[@comradefrommars]

As a therapist myself, I think his behavior is appalling, but not at all surprising given how he conducts himself in other spheres of his life. We work with people at some of the lowest, and most vulnerable periods of their lives. Many people who seek out therapy have relational trauma. To be neglected in such a way by a therapist can be deeply retraumatizing, and can cause them to be afraid to ever trust another mental healthcare professional. Who can blame them? I certainly can't. I frankly think there needs to be stricter standards on who is allowed to become a therapist, given the risk of harm to clients. Clearly, in the case of JP, a lot of the red flags were glossed over or explained away, and people got hurt. His clients deserved so much better, and I truly hope they are able to move forward on their healing journey despite the harm he caused them.

[@vihmaussivenitaja]

I'm studying psychology, and tbh, this guy has strong narcissistic personality vibes. People with empathy deficits should not, under any circumstances, be allowed near emotionally vulnerable patients. Idk how to ensure that though. We could require personality tests when applying for licenses, or even sooner, when entering universities, but it is very easy to see those tests through and just answer as what's expected of you, if you have above average intellectual abilities.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

@@vihmaussivenitaja The worst part is how not uncommon in therapists with narcissistic tendencies are. I started hearing more and more about it when I started talking about my own experience with one. Countless people dealing with the fall out of being assigned therapists that shouldn't be therapists... I went in with trauma, did a decade and a half of work on said trauma, then left traumatized by my own trust in the process. Patients shouldn't have to fend off vultures that are all too happy to twist things into their own narrative but, as you said, it's not hard for these people to just say what you want to hear so what can we do? I could still use a good therapist but I'm not in the place to protect myself from these kinds. It's terrifying.

[@yan-amar]

TheraminTrees, who is a therapist, gives interesting insights on the behavior of some therapists in his video "bogus therapy".

[@AmandaHugandKiss411]

​@sourgreendolly Sadly I had a very similar experience...remember it is their failing not yours. If anything, the fact that you were diligent in seeking help says a lot about how resilient you truly are. Take Care 💖

[@normalizedinsanity4873]

Man did you hit the nail on the head. I live in Australia and full blown BPD is rife. IU have Chronic Fatigue and two out of four of my support workers have BPD, my brother and sister have BPD. My two alienated children who are their this rties have diagnosed BDP...and the law naturally protects the alienating parent. Domestic violence is rife with BDP/NPD partnerships, and its all swept under the carpet. A study government initiated study was conducted in Australia in 2014in relation to available services and outcomes for those who suffer from BDP. The conclusion was, that if you have engaged a therapist, "the likelihood is you will end up worse, and data greater risk of self harm and suicide" What can you expect when pyschotic capitalist consumer society is baseline for normal

[@birdsforbrains2]

i can't wait to watch this video of a supremely normal man who's just a relaxed and completely reasonable Dude with no Weirdass opinions on anything whatsoever, who also definitely only speaks on issues he's knowledgeable of /j

[@kurohime23]

Another great video. I always enjoy your editing as well lol it’s like an extra treat.

[@caelanconrad]

Thank you 😩😩😩

[@shevmo]

As a fellow Canadian enby it's been a real treat to have been directed toward your videos. This has been no less insightful than all else, and I continue to be greatly impressed with the love and care put into everything. I'm so happy to be one of The Besties. Keep it up, and I'll keep throwing the video links at people I know in hopes of finding folk with a few dollars in their couch cushions to toss Caelan's way because they deserve it.

[@caelanconrad]

Thank you 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩

[@apatheticalpaca9678]

I was scrolling and your video popped up, I never knew of this channel's existence, but I am so HAPPY the algorithm beast put this video in my path !!!!! Definitely subbing. WHY ARE YOU NOT A MASSIVE CHANNEL ? you have content made of gold

[@Aranock]

Nothing Jordan does surprises at this point but its still just so many layers of gross and everything I learn adds to that. Great work Caelan, Im sure it was unpleasant to dig in to.

[@yan-amar]

Let me just praise the writing and execution of this video, it's top notch. I laughed many times, but also you nailed it about the behavior and motives of Dr. B, in a clear and very convincing way. Truly great stuff.

[@tinycrimester]

i always wonder about public figures with spicy takes that get them in trouble. those people could put their controversial tweets under anonymous profiles. they're just so thirsty for attention that they can't stand it. they'd rather burn their lives down than be nobodies.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

I feel as though maybe it's the opposite, like he's always wanted to say this stuff but now feels like he finally has enough fame and followers to get away with it and be taken seriously by some people.

[@tobyw2u2348]

Great video! ❤❤❤ I only found your channel recently but I've enjoyed all your videos ❤️ you're a very charismatic speaker and really funny

[@caelanconrad]

Thank you 💕

[@RaineInChaos]

Hi I'm an engineer (well I don't work in the field now but that's what my degree is in and I still "identify as an engineer" lol) and we definitely talked about ethics A LOT during my schooling and our research required us to follow certain ethical guidelines especially when working with live animals. And that's not even getting into the ethical review needed for human research subjects!

[@freyabaade2810]

Awesome video! I watched a lot of stuff on Petersen (Some More News has a short one), but you not only presented something new, but made it interesting and fun. Love your videos❤

[@DanHarkins-jk9mi]

NO WORMBO! BAD WORMBO!

[@s.s.6661]

Happy "Get High and Watch Caelan Conrad" Friday to all who celebrate (it's me, I celebrate)

[@ameliorated]

I feel so bad for "Samantha" / his patient who he stopped being accessible to as a patient

[@potfur_z_bagna]

This is honestly an AMAZING video essay, I'd say the most important of yours after the GC series. Peterson's exploits as a public figure and as a university professor are pretty widely known, but I've never seen anyone talk about his therapist career. I often see people say 'It's sad to see what happened to Peterson, he used to be such a competent therapist and professor!'. It's really important to show that he was like this from the very start and that he was allowed to gain fame and audience DESPITE being like this. He's always been a person who was capable of all those things, he just didn't have an audience. Also - the same person quoted at the beggining on this video, Peterson's 'mentor' and supporter, says Peterson seriously considered buying a church and starting his own religion, with him and his wife as preachers, so.... yikes...?

[@arich20]

❤ this is the only video on him i could sit through. I had no idea about so much of this. Thank you for your work!

[@softwaifu]

"Self educated in the humanities" did they just straight up say he was unqualified and not formally educated in his "expert" field and then... hired him anyway? 😂

[@marcospisanis739]

I didn't even know he carelessly treats his clients with neglecting Doctor Patient Confidentiality. Thank you for telling me this.

[@Billpro25]

He even wrote a... sort of poetry book(?) based on his patients' accounts. Talk about exploitation.

[@Lorventus]

First video I came across, you are a delight. I am quite glad to have been Algorythmed here. Subed

[@caelanconrad]

Thank you 💕💕💕

[@andrewweems6244]

Okay, so completely unrelated to the video, but I am LIVING for the little curls in your hair. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL.

[@aishwariyasweety2433]

Hey this is a very nicely done video! And you seem awesome. Well done:)

[@Glidus]

HOOOWWW is this the first video of yours I'm seeing? This is excellent. Thank you so much.

[@selkiewife]

Another brilliant video Caelen! Always a delight to see you in your non-binary finery, and you and Hoots research and present things so well.

[@csgibby3003]

your videos are so good its insane. so happy to see you kicking ass ❤

[@TheRach995]

I know this is parasocial as hell but caelan calling us besties legitimately makes me feel less alone in life

[@caelanconrad]

💕

[@TheAlexDouglas]

Some of Peterson’s “guiding”(sorry, my english is still in progress) were really helpfull in my life. But this vídeo is really good and made me reafirm my mind: “Do not put anyone in a pedestal. Get what is usefull, love, but do not put people like they are perfect.”

[@amla2263]

I've seen and heard and read so many good (video) essays of why JBP's ideology is bad and dangerous, but never have I ever seen a breakdown of how and why he's a bad therapist. I've loved every minute of this and you look fabulous as always, bestie!

[@the-birbo]

If I were in the same room as him and he kept trying to talk at me, I think I'd just hold my finger to my lips to let him know he should shoosh. It tends to make people angry who are just talking to hear themselves speak. I find that hilarious.

[@fordprefect8406]

First video of you I’ve seen, pretty damn awesome stuff!

[@berrysnowyboy5251]

Caelan, thank you for making another well-thought out video once again! It's really good!

[@berrysnowyboy5251]

I'm also not going to lie, I bet that Peterson was against the necessary existence of intersectionality and was also against Critical Race Theory (which is necessary to be taught in educational institutions) since he's also a racist in addition to his xenophobia, colonialism, queerphobia and transphobia, ableism, etc. because he doesn't like it when people have freedom to be themselves.

[@malicious-fisheeves]

i have nothing of insight to add other than jordan somehow manages the feat of technobabble despite being a literal doctor. So many words with the content of a long fart sound. Years later i still dont understand how anyone has taken this man seriously (literal bold-faced villain moments the way he talks about ethics, good lord) and yet here we are. Another banger Caelan. the puppet was simultaneously a nice touch and also horrifying, 10/10 no notes.

[@hudsonrolfe9633]

First video I've seen of yours. Fantastic! Subscribed