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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · November 2, 2026 · 1h 39m

Why Young Women Are The Most Miserable They've Ever Been

Jordan Peterson argues the Western crisis is a crisis of meaning, not politics. Science has stripped traditional stories that gave life purpose, leaving people, especially young women, miserable. He explains how values shape perception, why stories carry truth science can't, and uses Snow White and Sleeping Beauty to illustrate psychological dynamics. When you aim at the wrong things, ambition and relationships suffer.

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The Crisis of Meaning in Modernity
The West's turmoil is rooted not in politics or economics, but in a profound loss of meaning after scientific rationalism dismantled traditional narrative frameworks.
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What you value determines what you perceive; aiming at the wrong things leads to personal and cultural decay.

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