The Nature of Mimetic Desire with Rob Henderson (WiM351)
The "What is Money?" Show
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The Flywheel Effect of Celebrity Desire
There's like this, my medic desire surrounding celebrities in that way. And I think you also see it on social media, or you're more likely to follow someone who has a lot of followers already. Angelina Jolie wrote an op-ed 10 years ago about getting screened for breast cancer and the article went viral. This was enough to encourage lots of women to say, "Oh, Angelina is getting breast cancer screening, so I should do it too"
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