The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense

Gad Saad

Oct 2020 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

"Read this book, strengthen your resolve, and help us all return to reason." —JORDAN PETERSON

The West’s commitment to freedom, reason, and true liberalism have become endangered by a series of viral forces in our society today. Renowned host of the popular YouTube show “The SAAD Truth”, Dr. Gad Saad exposes how an epidemic of idea pathogens are spreading like a virus and killing common sense in the West. Serving as a powerful follow-up to Jordan Peterson’s book 12 Rules for Life Dr. Saad unpacks what is really happening in progressive safe zones, why we need to be paying more attention to these trends, and what we must do to stop the spread of dangerous thinking. A professor at Concordia University who has witnessed this troubling epidemic first-hand, Dr. Saad dissects a multitude of these concerning forces (corrupt thought patterns, belief systems, attitudes, etc.) that have given rise to a stifling political correctness in our society and how these have created serious consequences that must be remedied–before it’s too late.

Ratings and reviews

While the author claims he's utilising reason, logic & science, you only find moaning about anti gender groups, feminism, trans, cancel culture, postmodernism, etc. The author believes he's right to block people on twitter, because he didn't wish to hear them, this wouldn't constitute a form of cancel culture, but twitter, on the other hand, as a private enterprise, would be limiting free speech if it did so. The author claims he's a reasoning, unbiased person, but conservative, right-leaning, trans phobic ideologies is felt throughout the book.

I started reading the parasitic mind because so many people were talking about it. The first 50 pages is basically the author bragging about how good he is: he defends the values of truth and freedom, and he was very bright at a young age, and he was good at this and that, and he's very very smart, and he alone understands the world and bla bla bla. It's really boring to read and it makes you wonder what happened to him that he ended up with such an inflated ego. The ideas he presents are also questionable, sometimes he says obvious things that everyone agrees on, but he presents them as if he were the only one to know them. Really weird. Anyway don't waste your time and money on this book.

One of the best books I've read on the topics of political correctness and postmodernism. Dr. Saad brilliantly defines the problem with pinpoint logic and offers solutions to the disturbing trend of stupidity that is rampant in the modern world. Plus he has a wicked sense of humour. I highly recommend this book!

About the author

Dr. Gad Saad, the host of the popular YouTube show The Saad Truth and a blogger for Psychology Today, is a professor of marketing at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. He held the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption (2008–2018) and is the author of The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption, The Consuming Instinct, numerous scientific papers, and the national bestseller The Parasitic Mind. He lives with his family in Montreal, Canada.