Jordan Peterson's daughter has pointed out how much his popularity has risen since he was suspended from Twitter for his tweet about Elliot Page.
Mikhaila Peterson was defending her father against critics on Twitter when she announced how he'd gone from "#45 in Apple podcasts to #25 since Twitter banned him."
Canadian psychologist Peterson was temporarily suspended from Twitter earlier in July after a tweet he sent about Elliot Page violated the site's rules of conduct.
He could have returned if he deleted the tweet but he released a video statement claiming he'd "rather die" than do that. The tweet that got Peterson banned deadnamed Page and called the person who performed surgery on him a "criminal physician."
Twitter was formerly one of Peterson's biggest platforms as he has 2.8 million followers, but daughter Mikhila says he's doing just fine without it. A British journalist, David Fuller, wrote an article on Rebel Wisdom called "What Happened to Jordan Peterson?"
"You could've asked to speak to him before writing a hit piece," Mikhaila replied on Twitter, "A bit cowardly if you ask me. He would've had a conversation with you."
She continued: "Also he's gone from being at #45 in apple podcasts to #25 since twitter banned him and he released his YouTube video."
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast rose to number 24 on the United States Apple podcast charts on July 10, but has since dropped down to number 35.
On Spotify the podcast has remained steady over time and currently holds its highest ever ranking of 44 out of all podcasts listened to in the United States.
In educational categories, The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast ranks in at number 1 in the U.S. and the U.K. on Apple charts.
Journalist Fuller, who has previously worked with Jordan, bit back at Mikhaila's claim about numbers saying it proved his point. He paraphrased what she was saying by tweeting, "'It's all about the views/listens'. Saying the quiet part out loud."
"You were pointing out that his fans are alienated. And I would argue that if he's gone from 45 to 25 in the charts, there isn't a ton of alienation going on." She continued, "And tbh, for the few people who are alienated, hopefully the door doesn't hit them on the way out."
Jordan was mocked and criticized by many Twitter users in comment section from Mikhaila's Twitter thread.
"With respect, he's made those of us that have defended him for years look like absolute mugs," wrote @DeflationL, "though as long as he goes up temporarily in the Apple Podcast charts, I guess that's ok."
"For sure, ratings are the best determinative test for integrity and decency and what psychologist would disagree?" asked @J_indetroit. "What an odd thing to base an argument on," wrote @shawn142000, "Petersonian levels of stretching logic."
Peterson has spoken out about his Twitter ban, and continues to produce content and videos for his Instagram and YouTube accounts. In his latest video, he reads an article he wrote for The Guardian titled, "Why Twitter is Insane."
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