Jordan Peterson - What's the Deal with Lobsters?

Terrifying lessons from the lobster.

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[Hawkseid]

"If you're depressed you're a defeated lobster"


Jordan Peterson 2018

[BitesizedPhilosophy]

Most of you have probably heard him mention lobsters at least five times, so why am I uploading this?
In his book 12 Rules for Life he explains how lobsters sometimes have to dissolve
and regrow their brain (from dominant to subordinate brain), something that he
rarely mentioned in his video lectures, so I have spent quite some time to find the best lobster clip.
I also want this channel to be a good reference point and I think found the best clip to
cover this topic - at least I think this is his best delivery of it.

[claraquinrulez]

Rock Lobster is the official Jordan Peterson anthem.

[emanonymous]

my former music instructor richard drexler had an obsession with lobsters, occasionally he would leave live lobsters on top of his piano when he performed. i could never figure out his fascination

[Drebin-]

From the mouth of the Top Lobster himself!

[daxtaken]

So you're saying we should all live and act like lobsters?

[ElfBosque]

Well for one, it's been the JBP meme of the year in 2018 so far

[greybeard]

Damn, thought this was a cooking video.

[ericsalinas]

It's the crab people you need to watch out for...

[sallieskakel]

Our nearest common ancestor with lobsters was a tiny flatworm with two light-sensitive spots on its "head". (PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG ABOUT THIS.) Is is reasonable to assert that we inherited "dominance hierarchy" from a tiny flatworm? Did ancient flatworms have a dominance hierarchy? Is Peterson's assertion bad science?

[lizzygrant]

So you’re saying we should be like lobsters

[taylorwarren]

"When Lobsters manifested themselves onto the planet..." atheism at its best

[Ski]

He’s right, when u go through PTSD you become more and Ive heard that from other psychologists....
and that’s what I have experienced in my life. ....wow !

[celeri]

this is what i've learned today:
"lobsters have the same neurochemistry as us, and a dominance system that existed before trees existed, so they're an effective model for how to live"
"ptsd is like when lobsters regrow their brains even though i said earlier that lobsters don't have emotions"
"the amygdala is about emotional sensitivity so it's bad when it's bigger"

[iceman_]

so was Phoebe right? Rachel is Ross's lobster?

[paulthoresen]

The joke between his students made me actually laugh out loud

[jackleylian]

im here from philosophy tube and wow he really is crazy about lobsters

[cashields]

I Invision the lobster victory snap replacing the fist pump worldwide.

[IIGraViteII]

so you're saying... we're basically lobsters?

[MoistNuggeteer]

Take a shot every time he says the word "lobster".

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