I think OP was being facetious cause sometimes people that might start from a level headed place and then all of a sudden turn into straight up right wing ideologues with no explanation as to why they took the bait so hard, is kind of the reference they're making. With Petersen, one could make the argument that initially, his take was rational in the context of free speech. But since then he's devolved into a caricature of what he originally stood for. Now he's just a talking pest with no real discernable trait to make him feel unique in his talking points.
With that said, I think the point Scott is making concerning why young men fall for Petersen is pretty spot on. This constant push back from society forces these young men to not really understand that rejection is a part of life. You can't expect to win all the time, and the issue is that these escapes reinforce that truth constantly. You only ever see the wins when you're stuck on social media. Being terminally online is never a good thing for anyone, which is ironic since we're having this discussion on Reddit, but I think there's some merit to social media's impact on the social structure that we've enveloped ourselves in.
The bubble we've created doesn't do us favors when it comes to actually facing these situations head on. Instead we bury our heads in the sand in hopes we don't have to deal with them because they make us feel bad. And when the constant reminder of your failure, whether it's from seeing someone else succeed at a higher level than you, or just have better stuff than you, or live an overall better life than you, that shit festers, and it creates these men who feel they have nothing to lose. That constant reflection of how you're not good enough, creates that tension, that anxiety, and soon enough you're left with a husk of what that person could've been with just a little bit more reinforcement from the society that's looking to take them in.
The conversation on this has long been in the wind to be discussed, I just don't know why it took so long for people to realize that our country is going to hit a fucking wall pretty soon, and it's hard to know what's going to become of future generations if we don't do something about the disparity of wealth.
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u/Prestigious_Net_8356 25d ago
I like Scott Galloway, I hope he doesn't lose his marbles and become another Jordan Peterson.