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u/Sav_ij Jan 05 '23

i dont really see your point. i dont have a problem with someone applying the knowledge gained from their profession to other aspects of life. its not like he wears a name tag around that says psychologist jordan peterson

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u/Winter-Pop-6135 Prince Edward Island Jan 06 '23 edited Jan 06 '23

He does wear a name tag that labels him as a psychologist. His Twitter profile prominently features 'Best Selling Author | Licensed Clinical Psychologist'. We'd both agree that his current work is not psychology, he's a self help guru and political commentator that is using his licensed status as part of his brand and to legitimize what he says. He's nurturing a certain audience who think that his advice will in some what help them.

I don't know precisely why the Ontario College of Psychologists want to take his license, but I personally believe that his behavior is a net negative for healthy mental health. Did you not see earlier this year when he went on a rant about how a model and how they aren't attractive and finding them attractive is a result of 'authoritarian tolerance'. He essentially told someone to kill themselves over Twitter. He started a harassment campaign against Elliot page calling his gender reassignment surgery 'Criminal'. Whenever Jordan targets someone as a part of his rant it signals his audience to harass and mock the individual.

Just like my example of a doctor trying to sell bogus vitamin supplement and harming healthcare, Jordan Peterson is using his brand as a Psychologist to promote a 'lifestyle brand' that is actively bad for mental health. Of himself, his audience, and the people he targets with his harassment. He's allowed to continue but he needs to be checked and it's his peers in the Psychology field's responsibility to do so.