The Memetic Theory of Desire

Renee Girard has been very important in Christian theology because of the way in which he talks about scapegoating and this memetic theory. I think there were a lot more regional preferences for what was beautiful probably before the internet. And now that a global mean has emerged, which emphasizes four rather global pillars of beauty: firmness, smoothness, thinness and youth.

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