I couldn't see all the cards in my hand

November 9, 2022 2:38 PM

When You Just Ain’t Got it All Together Dewayne Noel from Dry Creek Wrangler School shares some wisdom for the young folks (and not so young folks) who watch his channel. (SLYT, 16 minutes)
posted by swift (2 comments total)

I wanted to like his channel. I really did. That linked video was actually pretty good, I thought, and on its own I'd recommend it to any number of people. Hell, I ain't got it all together myself. I could stand to cut myself some slack and other folks, too. I can overlook the fact he's dry-aging his lungs on the daily; I guess we all have our vices. I even had the thought "this should be what folks should be watching instead of Jordan Peterson."

I spoke/thought too soon. I started watching another video of his, "Thoughts on Becoming a Proper Kind of Man", and it didn't hit at all. He said things that I agreed with on their faces but not completely. He said other things that made me think if that's a proper man, I don't want any part of it. Then he said you know, if you're looking for someone who will say this stuff better than I ever could I'd recommend...

(don't say it don't say it)

...Jordan Peterson.

tl;dr Good video in isolation. Zoom out and man, the horizon is pretty narrow on that ranch.
posted by pianoblack at 10:24 AM on November 10, 2022 [1 favorite]

Agreed, I’m glad you said it. I watched a lot of his videos and don’t agree with them all. But I think he comes from an honest place and he seems to help some people. I posted this one because I just turned 50 myself and it really resonated, and it’s focused and poetic and I find it to be true enough. His horse videos are also good.
posted by swift at 1:01 PM on November 10, 2022