The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast 364. Dream Analysis, AI & Fairy Tales | Jonathan Pageau
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Jun 8, 2023 
Jonathan Pageau, a French-Canadian liturgical artist and icon carver, joins to delve into the rich narratives of classic fairy tales and their importance in today's culture. He critiques the impact of woke culture on meaningful storytelling and explores the potential of AI to unearth insights from ancient texts. The conversation highlights the need for preserving foundational narratives and addresses the complexities of identity and personal growth found within tales like 'Snow White.' Pageau advocates for a return to tradition amidst modern challenges.
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Create Better Stories
- Instead of complaining about current narratives, create better stories.
- Retell classic stories while learning from the postmodern era, focusing on positive intentions and insights.
Postmodernism's Convenience Argument
- The postmodernist claim of no metanarrative is an argument of convenience, allowing fragmentation for their own purposes.
- Narratives are fractal, existing even in object perception, so the idea of no unifying narrative is self-serving.
Fairy Tales and Disunity
- Fragmentation and disunity, resulting from a lack of unifying narrative, are linked to anxiety and hopelessness.
- Fairy tales address this by presenting problem-solving structures.