‘Thinkspot’ Might Be Jordan Peterson’s Best Grift Yet
Psychology-professor-turned-right-wing-commentator Jordan B. Peterson teamed up with “classical liberal” BlazeTV host Dave Rubin and ditched the crowdfunding website Patreon last year after it cracked down on hate speech and wound up banning YouTube personality Carl “Sargon of Akkad” Benjamin. The duo vowed to create an alternative site and, nearly a year later, have launched an early version of their creation “Thinkspot”—an absolute mess that is ripe for disaster.
Peterson is a right-wing cult phenomenon, having risen to prominence for his vocal mischaracterization of and opposition to Canadian human rights legislation that forbids discrimination based on gender identity or expression. He made a media career out of expressing anger at the idea he would have to address students by their preferred pronouns, something he denounced as “cultural Marxism.” Rubin has made his living by claiming to be a “liberal” but saying, doing, and believing everything a Republican does; he currently works for Glenn Beck.
Late last year, the pair began soliciting money from their overlapping fan bases to build and develop the website that would come to be known as Thinkspot. After delays, the site is now in beta testing...
After agreeing to the terms and conditions, users are prompted to select either a “platform” plan or a “contributor + platform plan.” To make posts on the website, you will need to pay—a quid pro post, if you will...
The suggested donation for the simple platform plan is $30 per year; the link for the contributor+ plan redirects to a page where users can opt to give money to specific creators in order to access special content. The creator subscriptions begin at a special introductory price of $30 per year, but if users want the big gun—Peterson’s exclusive content—that will set them back $120, which is allegedly half the price it will cost them when the unspecified introductory period concludes...
