otp, 1 year ago

If a shitbag says the sky is blue, you don’t need to say “Hey, the shitbag was right about the sky being blue”. You can just say “The sky is blue”.

These types of shitbags take advantage of psychological techniques to gain followers. Getting people to agree with them is a sort of a “foot-in-the-door” technique.

The moment you say “I don’t agree with everything Jordan Peterson says, but…”, he’s got his foot in your door in turning you into a supporter.

“But I’m smarter than that,” you say. “I’m just an independent thinker who can separate the argument from the individual”. Jordan Peterson has a PhD in psychology, and has made his living off of manipulating people. He’s better equipped than you. And as you may know, thinking “it won’t/can’t happen to me” makes you more likely to become a victim.

Other phrases these guys love to hear people say are things like…

“I don’t agree with him, but I like to listen to arguments from people that I disagree with.”

“I know he’s making shit up, but he’s just funny. I listen just to laugh at him.”

“He’s absolutely wrong, but he makes people so angry. I listen to see what people are raging about.”

These are all foot-in-the-door scenarios. And that’s how they make their eventual “sale”.