Brezhnev syndrome and why we’re bad at understanding others
People unlike us Understanding others is hard. It’s so hard that we default to very simple heuristics when doing so. The easiest one is empathy. We have pretty good access
Tag: Jordan Peterson
#53 On equipment for living
Dear Mat, One of my favourite formulations of literature — as opposed to myth — is Kenneth Burke’s claim that it is equipment for living. Literature provides us with new perspectives
#49 On irony
Dear Mat, Thinking The Bible perfectly good or perfectly bad is wrong. Reading my criticism of it as saying it is perfectly wrong is, ironically, the same kind of wrong. Here’s my
#40 On integrity
Dear Jamie, Thank you for your answers, but I think I disagree with almost everything you said. Let’s begin.
#39 On moral luck
Dear Mat, I fear this is boiling down to an ancient disagreement over how much we should care about something, rather than whether we should care about it. You agree that
#31 On tyranny
Dear Mat, There’s a bet involved here. For me the odds are very bad that any serious change will improve the system. For me. I flourish in a liberal democracy