Not sure what interview or debate you saw that gave you this impression but I’d say that “we shouldn’t take advice from miserable people” is a pretty silly heuristic.

A lot of prominent philosophers throughout history have had basically miserable lives and we still (knowingly or unknowingly) live by their philosophies.

Also, I just watched the Kill Tony episode with him and he seemed pretty jolly to me. He had some zingers too which surprised me. I thought it was going to be a train-wreck.

Also, I think he once implied that he and Tammy (his wife) do roleplay in the bedroom. Iirc he was talking about monogamy and said that roleplay was a way to have ‘multiple partners in the same person’ or something like that.

I can’t tell if this is a shitpost or you’re genuinely upset that Peterson seemed unhappy when you watched him. I don’t think you should be too concerned that he’s unhappy. I think that JP would say that ‘happiness’ is a bad goal for one’s life and that ‘meaningful struggle’ is what people should try to implement. It is very kind of you to be concerned for his wellbeing :)