Jordan Peterson - Men Need To Become More Dangerous

Dr Jordan B. Peterson explains how to become more dangerous in life. You have to become a monster, but what is the best way to keep your danger under control? How does Jordan Peterson advise men to improve themselves? Why is speaking well a competitive advantage? What does Jordan Peterson think about male aggression?

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[KiraYamatoinXA]

I always found C. S. Lewis' description of Aslan to be a good template of masculinity. In his first book of chronicles of Narnia the beavers are talking to the children about aslan and the children ask if he is safe, and Mr Beaver replies no but he is Good. That has stuck with me for a long time as I think this is important for being a dangerous man, Being Good.

[m.a.]

I like how JP means "More dangerous" as in intellectually sharp, competent, deliberate, astute, articulate, and driven- Not swol, big, intimidating, and buffoonish.

[brendalujan]

"Nothing makes you more formidable than verbal competence." I can't get that line out of my head. This entire videos is fabulous. JP is so insightful and brilliant. He just draws you in and you want to listen to him.
He seemingly built really, the entire 10 minutes around that one line I quoted above.
Definitely need to watch the entire interview.👍

[Valentina-ehzf]

For me, the ideal masculinity is perfectly described in the work of The Lord of the Rings, especially in the characters Aragorn, Theoden and Faramir, brave and courageous men, great warriors, but they used violence only when necessary

[itzybitzyspyder]

Anger is a tricky beast. It makes you feel good. If you don't have it under control then it has you under it's control.

[ViralKiller]

Maybe not even dangerous, but willing to go all the way when threatened, rather than trying to negotiate because they are afraid....

[mikem]

Men need to become more dangerous. That is the truest statement I have heard in a long time.

[tt]

Wow!!! Millions of people, especially young men, need to watch this clip. I was one of those very disagreeable students in school and faltered very much so in education because of it. This is so powerful and such a great argument for trying your best in school. I’ve watched countless hours of Jordan over the years and every so often I stumble upon a nugget of wisdom that is so profound it nearly knocks your socks off. This is that. Thank you Jordan for what you put out into this world. You are very much like the father figure to us all.

[Alem_Mehari]

The trick is to feel and accept the full range of your emotions without reacting to them. Anger is ok, killing someone is not. The unwillingness/resistance to feel your emotions is debilitating. That’s the idea.

The steadiness of his attention and his ability to channel his emotions is what makes JP extraordinary.

[DPham]

Sounds like he's talking about the "Dark Gentleman" concept mentioned in a previous podcast. Men who have seen, accepted, and integrated their Shadow in a healthy way. They've harnessed their dark side and used it for good

[mariannewhite]

I heard JP once say something along the lines of, a man incapable of violence is not holding non-violence as a virtue. And that’s always stuck with me, having been raised in an environment of women who invited bad men constantly into our lives, it would have made all the difference to see a strong yet restrained/level-headed man.

[MviLover]

"Braveheart" touched on this, with this quote: "I know you can fight. But it's our wits that make us men." That's before Wallace's .. Uncle sends him off. Where he learns multiple languages, and how to think strategically on the battlefield.

[artisaprimus]

I used recruit for colleges and presented to students at high schools. I told the students, the toughest battle I faced when I was a young man was overcoming my own ignorance.The ability to communicate effectively is more valuable than money.

[fint]

Thanks Chris, you do a masterful job of allowing your guests to speak while identifying the nuggets that pull the whole conversation together. Madd respect, keep going.

[szveylq]

There is nothing that makes you more formidable than verbal competence"

[misdangered]

“Fire, Energy, Glory, and Thinking… Thinking is the important thing!”

[SweatyFatGuy]

I have to agree that being able to communicate effectively, in both speech and writing, is vastly important. The ability to speak to people at their level so they can understand and comprehend your point, without bringing emotion into it yields wonderful results. Avoiding the violence with reason and communication is highly beneficial, because there is always risk with violence. However, there are times when someone will not be swayed by prose nor logical argument, and will in fact be incensed by it, taking it not as logic but as condescension or perhaps arrogance. In those instances you will find yourself with violence being brought to you regardless of your communication skills. At that point, you need to be able to inflict grievous harm upon them, without remorse nor thought of fairness. You dole out pain and suffering to belligerents far in excess of the insult they offer, when you want to win the fights that have not occurred as yet.

Being a man who can think and speak effectively is only part of the equation. You also need the discipline, knowledge, capability, and experience that comes with training to inflict that grievous harm. The competent, capable, highly trained, and thus very dangerous man does not venture out seeking a fight, as he already knows what he is capable of. The weak, insecure, and undisciplined males are who start the fights, outside of conflict over resources which brings an entire new element to the subject. The weak and insecure have something to prove, to themselves and to others, as they are desperate to appear powerful and capable.

They often speak very highly of themselves, yet have precious little experience with violence. When the weak minded and insecure pick a fight with the competent, capable, disciplined man they have no idea what they are fucking with as they initiate, and its only after the fight is over that they realize how poorly they chose. It often makes them angrier and more violent towards others, but every so often these tin pot tyrants who accuse others of being exactly what they themselves are, will learn the hard way.

The weak and incompetent seem to follow the same patterns, bluster, accusations, ad hominem, shaming language, belittling, demonizing, and then employing others to effect violence in their stead. They are incapable of doing the job personally, so they have underlings or others who are easily manipulated do it for them. False accusations lead to police forces being the tools of the tyrants who cannot handle it themselves.

What do I know though, I am just an old, broken, gray haired, fat looking, military grunt who builds old hotrods out in the woods. I am harmless, unassuming, usually affable or quiet, perhaps even comical in appearance and demeanor. I agree that the world needs more dangerous men, who are capable of inflicting great harm, but refraining from doing so unless there is a threat that warrants the violence... and its not up to governments to decide when its warranted... as they are often filled to the brim with the weak, ineffective, and incompetent.

[sibyloftexas]

"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” -Proverbs 27:17

It's strange to me this dichotomy between men of their brotherly kinship versus how violent they are to each other over trivial things like what Freud called the "narcissism of minor differences." The tragedy of paterfamilias was the loss of the brotherhood turning man against man over millennia of perpetual warfare between disjointed rulers. It's good to see men trying to rebuild it.

[rachelkingsley]

Chris your conversations with JP are the best he has! keep them coming and thank you.

[myoldmate]

I'm an old f**ker. Watching this rises me up inside. Haven't felt this way for such a long time.
JP is a wonderful man, he's younger than me but if you could choose someone to be your dad he'd be mine.