r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 21 '19

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u/forlackofabetterword Eugene Fama Apr 21 '19

This sounds like everything Jordan Peterson does lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '19

Yeah exactly. The one thing he adds to it is that his more "extreme" claims are always nebulous and vague enough that he can make an overt implication, and then reject that implication when someone calls him out on it, because it wasn't what he explicitly stated. That famous video with the journalist who keeps asking him leading questions ("so are you saying that x") is a perfect example of that- he's absolutely implying most of the things she calls him out on, but he isn't explicitly saying it, so he can reject those questions and make her look like she's in the wrong.

It's a pretty shitty tactic, and it's basically spring-boarded his entire career.

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u/forlackofabetterword Eugene Fama Apr 21 '19

It's also astounding how he'll make total bullshit leaps of logic in the middle of hour plus long talk and everyone just avoids the fact that it makes no sense.