What You Think You Want vs. What You Really Want, with Luke Burgis
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Why Memetic Desire Matters
Mometic desire is the philosophical explanation for the idea of keeping up with the joneses. Why does understanding this theory matter our decision making? What matters for our personal lives, so that we're not caught on a never ending hampster wheel of desire or consumerism?" " memetic desire naturally leads people into rivalries with ther people," he says.
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