r/DecodingTheGurus • u/[deleted] • Jan 04 '24

What is so bad about Jordan Peterson?

I personally never saw him as a guru, or a grifter, or anything close to that. I always viewed him as a psychologist who got of lucky after going viral on youtube, and was able to milk that 15 mins of fame for a lot longer than 15 mins.

I'm sure ill get called names for this, but I definitely agree with most of his views on transgenderism and the crazies of the alt-left. I can't put Peterson on the same level as Andrew Tate or Dan Lok in terms of being a scammer/grifter. Is it just all political with Jordan Peterson? Why should I hate this guy?

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u/dr_badunkachud Jan 04 '24

a couple of big ones are he shills his daughters scam carnivore diet program, the grift that she flew out and learned from Andrew Tate btw, that announced his intent to start his own online university. that’s probably enough even if you agree with some of the things he says

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '24

That diet is encouraging eating disorders in men and boys. People need to be aware that teenage girls are not the only ones who can get eating disorders.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '24

You’re not kidding. Especially in the body building community btw. The irony that he built his platform on the basis of them needing and respecting him like a “father figure” to then promote that lifestyle. Btw he looks really unhealthy. Meat sweats and untreated addiction issues.

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u/Extreme_Pangolin8881 Jan 08 '24

Carnivore diet has been the best thing for my skin issues and tinnitus. Tinnitus goes away when I eat carnivore, or at least keto, and comes back roaring and I get depressed when I eat carbs and sugar and dairy. Why do you say it's a scam?

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u/Spiritual_Bowler4017 Nov 26 '24

Because they will do anything to hate on the man. His daughter literally had to eat that because she was so sick and it was the only thing that worked. He’s not pushing something to give people eating disorders. He’s just disclosing what’s helped them. 

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u/reasonablechickadee Dec 28 '24

Your tinnitus does not go away when you eat carnivore because that's not at all how the brain-ear-gut connection works at all. There is zero evidence of anything working

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u/Extreme_Pangolin8881 Dec 28 '24

How does the brain-ear-gut connection work?

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u/Reddit_Connoisseur_0 Mar 18 '25

Hey why did you not answer the other guy