I went to see Jordan Peterson tonight and want to jot down some thoughts while it’s still fresh in my mind.

“Enforced monogamy” is an anthropological way of saying long-term committed monogamous relationship; aka marriage.

It was a diverse crowd.  About 10 percent were minorities, but none of them were over 35.  It was overwhelmingly male and most of the women there were part of a couple.  I didn’t see a lot of people around my age.  They were either 10 years older than me or 10+ years younger than me.  That being said, the couples to either side of me were both within 5 years of my age.  There were a few father/son couples also.  But the majority of the attendees were white males, between 20 and 30 years old.    I did see a few kids who were somewhere between 15 and 18.

I enjoyed it and am glad I went.  Nothing felt scripted.  Peterson even said that he prepared before the lecture but then just went with it.  It was like attending a college class held by a fascinating, knowledgeable professor who knows his subject so well that he just starts talking.  It’s  a journey that takes it’s own course but all of it ties into  and makes his point.

• We are individuals, and the individual is sovereign. (I, personally, will here-forth refer to the individual as “Man”)
• Rights are a buffer to keep the State at bay to allow Man to fulfill his responsibilities.
• Man’s responsibilities are to make the world a better place.
• How do we know what “a better place” is?  If nothing else, we know what a worse place is so if we could just avoid doing that it’s a start in the right direction.
• Every Man is the center of the universe.
• Suffering is a result of limitation.
• We should embrace the limitation.  Without fragility there can be no magic.  Would a child who was not fragile be so wondrous?
• Each of us is responsible for contributing to the tapestry of reality because we are all nodes in the creation of that reality.
• Speak the truth but be cautious of your words.