Maps of Meaning 01 (Harvard Lectures)

When you finish watching all the Jordan Peterson videos and start watching over the vintage director's cut.

Keep in mind he was only 34 years old here, and teaching at Harvard. Amazing.

I have admired some individuals throughout my life but this guy... this guy is a masterpiece himself.

5:21 "The propensity for holocaust-like events is deeply rooted in human nature. The lesson to draw from the events of World War II is that that's what human beings are like, not what the Nazis were like." 🔥 🔥 🔥🔥

Order on the front, chaos on the back.

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever consider the possibilty of sitting in my own home (in 2019) and being lectured to from Harvard University (in 1996)... Strange times. (and it's free...)

I'd love to see Jordan make a video of himself reacting to these old lectures, to see the evolution of himself and the ideas he is articulating. What has changed or what he thinks he done badly, not to say anything here was done badly, but I am certain he'd have some things to say looking back at this and I would say he's definitely gotten better.

I took this class, but the year before. Jordan was a phenomenal lecturer. I took the class for no credit, and was not the only one who did. Those classes flew by. I thought the first time I saw him lecture that he would end up in front of large audiences eventually. We all thought he would become famous when his book was published, but it made no impact at all, unfortunately. We knew we had something special, and used to get together and talk about his ideas. It was intense - it affected the way you looked at all your other courses. AMA.

Only an integrated shadow can sport that mullet.

Jerry Seinfeld! “What’s the deal with all of these unmade beds?!?!”

I just can't get enough of this guy. One of the giants is living in our time.

This is crazy, its like ALL HIS LIFE he has been preparing for this moment in time.

Ahhh, the 90's.. when video quality was low, stocks were high, and one of my personal heroes was formulating the thesis that may yet save western civilisation.

YouTube is the closest thing we have to a time machine...

I like how Jordan Peterson frequently changes his manner of speaking throughout this lecture, and goes back and forth between calm and dramatic and uses a lot of body language. This is an excellent way to keep the listeners excited and attentive.

I simply love watching him develop his thoughts. It's not really improvising, it is more like a constant struggle with himself to express his thoughts in the best and precise way possible. Very impressing!

Damn... if he's been operating at this level of intensity for at least 20 years, I don't know how he hasn't had an aneurysm or something.

You are protected by something that you don't understand from something that you don't comprehend. Holy shit.

6:16 "Whatever it was that we were supposed to have learned from the events of the second World War hasn't been learned, nor been remembered, because you can't remember what you don't understand." 🔥 🔥

Who's old enough to remember those overheads!?