ML179: Luke Burgis on The Power of Mimetic Desire, Choosing the Right Role Models and How To Want What You Need
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What Are You Talking About When You Talk About Memetics?
The book is about the process of momesis, or imitation. We're constantly being shaped by what other people want,. often while imagining our desires as being completely our own and completely autonimously. The self is actually a product of relationships. And were social creatures. So to say that, you know, these environments, wee were memetic, or that i was highly memetic simply means that i was always imitating everybody else around me.
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