Jordan Peterson meets Game B

[Nilsi]

A fascinating yet highly frustrating conversation between the one and only Jordan Peterson and Post-Integral philosopher, activist, and entrepreneur Jamie Wheal, who is closely associated with the Game B movement.

Unfortunately, all the tension and momentum the discussion builds doesn't really lead anywhere substantial. Jamie desperately tries to cut through the programmatic talking points to get Jordan to articulate his own views and role in what could be termed the culture wars or, more broadly, the meta-crisis. Meanwhile, Jordan is essentially kicking the can down the road, continuously referencing one Old Testament story after another, and refusing to take any clear or definitive stance.

The only semblance of a solution we gets is their discussion on the story of Job from the Old Testament. Jordan insists that in such a situation, what is right and even noble is to maintain faith in oneself and the the divine Logos of creation - implying that he doesn't align with the Game B crowd's assessment of an imminent existential catastrophe or their emphasis on the need for sensemaking and collective intelligence to develop emergent solutions to avert such an event.

Edited October 12, 2024 by Nilsi