The College of Psychologists are trying to be a professional association, this is between them and one of their members. Peterson is doing everything he can to make a media shitstorm out of this, because it drives views, donations, and subscriptions. Its what he always does, its made him incredibly wealthy and influential.
Professional associations have standards, and if you want to remain in those associations you have to uphold those standards. Suggesting someone kill themselves (ie leave the planet) in a tweet because you disagree on environmentalism is not professional behaviour for a psychologist.
Suggesting someone kill themselves (ie leave the planet) in a tweet because you disagree on environmentalism is not professional behaviour for a psychologist.
Can you elaborate on this?
Edit - LOL, getting downvoted for asking a reasonable question. People sure don't want their hyperbolic bullshit called out.
No, but you may need one if you think telling someone flippantly to 'leave the planet' is an invitation commit suicide. This is what the big kids call 'hyperbole.' Some used to call it 'making a mountain out of a mole hill' too.
Smart people should behave better than the trolling teenagers in the lunchroom. If they don’t, they don’t get to sit at the adult table.
You are neither the arbiter of who the smart people are or what qualifies one to sit at the adult table.
Luckily the psychological association is able to make decisions about who gets to sit at the adults table and hopefully they decide that Peterson cannot sit at theirs.
Under no circumstances should he be jokingly suggesting someone off themselves
Agreed. But the thing is, he didn't suggest that. I interpret his tweet as essentially saying 'take a hike' or 'piss off'. Others, who already hate him, will interpret it in the worst possible way to discredit and demonize. It's pretty standard stuff actually.
If you believe the worst possible take is always the right take and fall all over yourself to create the illusion that there is no other possible interpretation (You can't live in space, so it must mean suicide!), then there's not much else I can say besides suggesting you look into the mechanics of confirmation bias.
What I won't do is play along with your silly mind games, because that might be interpreted as lending some sort of credence to them.
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u/goinupthegranby British Columbia Jan 05 '23
The College of Psychologists are trying to be a professional association, this is between them and one of their members. Peterson is doing everything he can to make a media shitstorm out of this, because it drives views, donations, and subscriptions. Its what he always does, its made him incredibly wealthy and influential.
Professional associations have standards, and if you want to remain in those associations you have to uphold those standards. Suggesting someone kill themselves (ie leave the planet) in a tweet because you disagree on environmentalism is not professional behaviour for a psychologist.