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132. Maps of Meaning 4: Marionettes & Individuals (Part 3)

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Why Do You Care More About What Your Parents Think Than Your Parents?

Men often stay under the thumb of their father. They're always concerned aboutwhat their father would think, or whether their father approves of him,. And so it's like you have to cut part parts of yourself off in a destructive manner to fit back into the person that you were. You know, pinocchio escapes from this tyrannical situation and undergoes this descent into chaos. But he tries to go back home. He tries to go back to what he was. And he can't do that any more. His father isn't at home any more. So why is it logical that your parents make opinion makes any more difference to you than some randomly selected people who are approximately same age...

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