Fired for Honesty and Competence: One Genuine Teacher's Story | Warren Smith | EP 504

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with teacher, filmmaker, and YouTuber, Warren Smith. They discuss his unexpected virality after Elon Musk retweeted a video of him teaching critical thinking. They also walk through the aftermath, Warren’s run-ins and eventual firing by administrative bureaucrats, why asking permission to take on the unknown is not needed, and how the choice to live a safe life or accept an extraordinary adventure is ultimately yours to make. This episode was filmed on November 21st, 2024 Unlock the ad-free experience of The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast and dive into exclusive bonus content on DailyWire+. Start watching now: http://dwpluspeterson.com/yt ALL LINKS: https://feedlink.io/jordanbpeterson | Sponsors | ExpressVPN: Get 3 Months FREE of ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/jordan Birch Gold: Text "JORDAN" to 989898 for your no-cost, no-obligation, FREE information kit. Hallow: Get 3 months free at https://hallow.com/Jordan Shopify: Get a $1/ month FREE trial with full access to Shopify's entire suite of features: https://shopify.com/jbp | Links | For Warren Smith: On X https://x.com/WTSmith17 On YouTube www.youtube.com/@SecretScholars On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/Secret_Scholars | Chapters | (0:00) Intro (3:09) Unexpected virality: reflection and careful speech (8:17) The school where Warren taught, “all the kids with all the problems in the same school” (21:51) The viral clip (24:29) Inspired by Jordan Peterson (30:31) A loaded question, critical thinking (32:11) Blowback from the school administrators, “use of the technology is not independent from the content” (36:51) Why students are worried about transphobia, consensus of the moment (45:55) From upload to Elon Musk, genuine effort will not fail (52:00) First successes and failures in Hollywood, leaving LA (55:13) The Piers Morgan interview, why you don’t ask permission from bureaucrats (1:02:38) Archetypes and Harry Potter (1:04:29) The bureaucrats were not happy, wisdom and daring (1:13:56) When rules are written that have no specifics until it’s decided you broke them (1:16:20) Contaminated by the unknown — and why it’s a worthwhile endeavor (1:24:28) Opportunity is only limited by your fear, accepting the call // COURSES // Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personality Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com Understand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com Books - https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/books/ #JordanPeterson #JordanBPeterson #DrJordanPeterson #DrJordanBPeterson #dailywireplus Ep. 0504