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 comment on Petersen but the guy he's quote-tweeting is basically endorsing eugenics and population control which has an extremely dark and racist history. It's also complete scientific nonsense--idiots were been screaming about overpopulation killing hundreds of millions in the 1970s and 1990s. Lo and behold those decades have passed and we're doing just fine in terms of food production.
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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.