Jordan B Peterson: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Lecture: 2017 Maps of Meaning 01: Context and Background", several HN commenters credit the lecture series with helping them through depression or personal collapse and recommend it as long-form learning.
- 6 HN recommenders 6 months 2017–2022lectureSeveral HN commenters credit the lecture series with helping them through depression or personal collapse and recommend it as long-form learning.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2018–2024lectureHN fans say it offers value even to atheists by interpreting Bible stories as psychological and evolutionary archetypes, and some credit it with helping them through depression.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2019–2023lectureRecommended as part of a long lecture series on psychology, complementing biology lectures, and named when HN asks for the best lecture series.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2017–2025lectureRecommended as a solid introduction to personality and IQ research, and cited as the source for factor-analysis claims about personality and intelligence.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2019–2021videoHN uses it as a reference for Zizek's views and as an exercise in critical thinking, not as a strong recommendation.
Questions
Which Jordan B Peterson video does Hacker News recommend most?
Lecture: 2017 Maps of Meaning 01: Context and Background: recommended in 6 different months by 6 HN users between 2017 and 2022.
Is this every Jordan B Peterson video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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