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The tragedy in people who become influential and start a podcast is that they think that their expertise transfers to a host of other topics. Jordan Peterson is definitely an expert when it comes to psychology, and he has some beneficial philosophies. However, him, like Joe Rogan (Although Joe Rogan repeatedly admits that he's 'just a comedian but with like a billion people listening to his podcast) who hosts guest that make dubious and sensational claims, Jordan thinks that he's got the lowdown on politics, and other fields of science.

We've definitely reached a point in podcasting where it's at least the beginning of podcasters becoming the mainstream media. Judging by how many podcasters refer to the mainstream media, you'd think that FOX and CNN would have substantial influence, but when was the last time that you watched either of those? (Unless you're 53+ as their demographic has been older since I started counting in 2003.)

People with Podcasts that need to release episodes regularly need material, and the material that never gets old for the human psyche is bad news, salacious news. The magnetic pull of that cannot be escaped. Commentary like podcasts seemingly necessitate that the world be an awful place.

Jordan Peterson's podcast has started running ads for Buying Gold in case of the coming financial meltdown, and for a VPN service to keep you safe from the corrupt government.

How in the world is any government being corrupt news to anyone, especially someone who is 52+?

Look back to around 2003, you'll see progressives with megaphone and all, trying to get people to understand how the government is corrupt, except that back then many people in America, and the mainstream news, were pounding the war drum towards Iraq.

My greatest ask of any stranger is to become familiar with logical fallacies, and cognitive biases. A world more fluent in those is a world that I want to live in.

 

Logical Fallacies: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/
Cognitive Biases:  https://yourbias.is/

 Listening to: The Architect - Matthew Shostack

(Disclaimer: I would have made this writing shorter, but I didn't have the time.)


 

 




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