Dragons, Monsters & Men (TV Series 2022– ) Poster

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8/10
Peterson's Mind is Fascinating
the_whitehawk8 August 2022
Essentially, this series is Jordan Peterson telling the audience his views on certain personal and societal positions when it comes to psychological well-being. Dr. Peterson is a champion of making the most of the individual's life through interpersonal respect and the pursuit of meaningful responsibility.

Honesty and forthrightness can be difficult, yet Peterson argues convincingly that it is a necessary part of having a purposeful life.

The series does seem like a stream of consciousness at times, but I find that Peterson is often at his best when he is thinking through his arguments. He may stumble at times, but he gets across a strong case for finding worth and happiness in what can be considered traditional values.

These values should not be lost. If one wishes to diverge from tradition, it is worth knowing full well what these traditions are and what one is losing if one wishes to live a nontraditional life.
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1/10
Terrible as usual.
cmgilliford6 November 2022
Peterson is just Alex Jones with a degree. They use the same ways of talking. Their narcissism is the same. Peterson thinks he is a genius but sadly he got famous from misunderstanding a Bill in the Canadian Parliament. He should have been so ashamed that he went quiet but no, because we are here in time he just continued to blah, blah and got more famous while really awful, mostly terrible and sometimes dangerous ""advice" to young men and boys. They are especially vulnerable to Peterson because he "sounds smart" by using long words in rambling sentences that make no sense in any way. He teaches males to be like their grandfathers were. His advise is not helping young men at all.
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4/10
Not as insightful as I thought it would be
cnova-175738 December 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The best part of this series is the fighting the dragon metaphor. Life is tough and we need to be willing to face the challenges in our lives with courage. I agree with the metaphor. There are many things I agree with in the series. For example, to some extent we need to embrace our suffering, so long as doing so leads in the direction that we desire. (Fighting the Dragons that guard the treasures we seek).

However, the majority of the series is just Dr. Peterson talking off the top of his head. He spends a lot of time saying that a big part of the adventure of life is having a family, and that there is something wrong with you if you don't agree with him.

To Dr. Peterson it is either you spend your time having a family or you spend your time on drugs.... It doesn't occur to him that there are other paths, other "adventures" to go on to make life meaningful and worthwhile.

I was expecting the series to be more useful. A guide on how to be successful in life. The series is not this though. The series is more of just a brief overview, or bullet points of what Dr. Peterson believes to be successful characteristics of a man(literally male, not man as in human).

I would have liked the series more if he actually went into detail on how to overcome adversity, HOW to fight the "Dragons", beyond just being virtuous, and willing to fight them at all. And especially if he went into detail on how to stay motivated after having defeated MANY dragons, but the dragons just don't stop, EVER. How does one not get tired of fighting off the "Dragons" over and over again. That would have been way more useful to me (someone who IS willing to fight the Dragons but is getting tired of the struggle of life).

But then again I feel that this series probably isn't aimed at people like me, it is aimed at 16 year old boys who are too afraid to even "pick up the sword".
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