i'm pretty mometic. My fiance oud say that i'm probably pretty memetic. Yet, i'm hyperomemetic when it comes to the arts and the kinds of things that i read and listen to. I rely on those models openly. That's basically how i pick almost all my music. And i prefer those humans to the algorithms that suggest music to me. The recommendations are always better,. But i aso just by what you just said, it leads me to a question that i jotted down: You have a really interesting history. You were notpanore. You worked in a start up. You went and talked to peter theele about how he
In this episode of Infinite Loops we spoke with Luke Burgis, author of the book 'Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life'. We talk about:
- Needs vs. Desire
- The current state of social media
- 'Celebristan' and 'Freshmanistan'
- How to identify fake "experts"
- Scapegoating and Mimetic Violence
- And a LOT more!
Follow Luke on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/lukeburgis and get his newly-released book 'Wanting' from:
https://lukeburgis.com/wanting/