Jordan Peterson has a method for inoculating yourself against your capacity for monstrousness, wherein you admit that could you be a Nazi camp guard, and own that, as it is human, and then you sort of cultivate that as a form of strength. During a 5 day power outage in the midst of winter in Detroit, my neighbor had power and we didn't. …
Jordan Peterson has a method for inoculating yourself against your capacity for monstrousness, wherein you admit that could you be a Nazi camp guard, and own that, as it is human, and then you sort of cultivate that as a form of strength. During a 5 day power outage in the midst of winter in Detroit, my neighbor had power and we didn't. I had like 5 layers on, was reading by flashlight, but we had enough calories to keep warm, though we knew the rich were getting their power back much faster. I realized that if I didn't have the stocked up groceries, I had it in me to go knock him out and stay in his house where it was warm. Once you know you are capable of that sort of thing because you are a primate that wants to survive, you know that you could commit murder or cruelty under the right circumstances, but that actually makes you stronger. IMHO.
Jordan Peterson has a method for inoculating yourself against your capacity for monstrousness, wherein you admit that could you be a Nazi camp guard, and own that, as it is human, and then you sort of cultivate that as a form of strength. During a 5 day power outage in the midst of winter in Detroit, my neighbor had power and we didn't. I had like 5 layers on, was reading by flashlight, but we had enough calories to keep warm, though we knew the rich were getting their power back much faster. I realized that if I didn't have the stocked up groceries, I had it in me to go knock him out and stay in his house where it was warm. Once you know you are capable of that sort of thing because you are a primate that wants to survive, you know that you could commit murder or cruelty under the right circumstances, but that actually makes you stronger. IMHO.