i thank god jamie isn't here, he's my taskmaster. I i oing to be anti memetic. Jim just stuck his tongue out at me, and i'm not going to stick mine outha. Dreayou, antimemetic for the wind limen. There's a whole section in your book which is really great and really cuts too. Man, this is human. This is what it means to beye.
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/