what about your reading of the book made you think he doesn't understand the internal lives of others? I read the book and didn't get that impression at all.
sure, there's a lot of "feminist owned by Peterson's logic" stuff out there, but that's the culture war for you.
I read it as being optimistic that people can shoulder their burdens and work to improve their lot, without dismissing the fact that people do have outsized burdens compared to others. I mean, he talks about his familial issues with chronic depression and his daughter's horrifying medical problems, I can't think of anything more emblematic of "actual struggles".
sure, there's a lot of "feminist owned by Peterson's logic" stuff out there, but that's the culture war for you.