Ask HN: What’s your favorite talk from 2017?

Re:Ask HN: What’s your favorite talk from 2017? by Reedx on Monday January 01, 2018 @02:20PM (#16047519)

Well, the 1488 types and the alt right are mistaken in their support.

They see a professor making headlines because he's vocal about the problems with the alt left. That's all they know and they're assuming that means he's on their side (the alt left also makes this mistake). But that's absolutely not the case and is clear to anyone that actually watches his lectures.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s your favorite talk from 2017? by youdontknowtho on Monday January 01, 2018 @08:49PM (#16049247)

"alt left" isn't a thing.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s your favorite talk from 2017? by Reedx on Monday January 01, 2018 @10:24PM (#16049632)

I was just using that as short hand. Illiberal Left or Regressive Left are better terms.

(though I should've said SJWs for short since that's what Peterson usually calls them in this context, IIRC)

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Re:Ask HN: What’s your favorite talk from 2017? by api on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @10:51AM (#16052513)

There is no left anymore. There are only different kinds of reactionary.

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