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Occasionally I get trapped. I get trapped watching Instagram reels. Most of the time I do this with the sound off. I’m more concerned about the real people around me than the reel people on Instagrasim.

Call me a curmudgeon. I can take it. I’ve been called worse things by worse people. That is correct - worse people. You folks, my readers?

Y’all are the best.

I was naughty recently. I watched reels with the sound on.

I know.

Naughty.

Naughty.

Naughty.

Foolish perhaps?

Indeed.

There was one featuring the voice of Jordan Peterson that was both repugnant and amazing. Repugnant because Jordan’s voice is a bit much and he’s leveraged the more caustic sides of himself for great profit. The voice over was amazing for what he was saying.

Much of what he says in his books and online is trite and depicts a pretty bleak vision of humanity that I don’t share. His notion of ‘alpha’ and ‘beta’ men is particularly gross.

In this video however, he states:

In order to become a master, you’ve got to be willing to b…