i went through a period if my life fhor i was fascinated about how con artists work. I joked to a friend, and i might have even put it up on twitter, that i've gone down so many rabbit holes. The first thing i wanted to talk about was the whole mirroring idea. And then the book influence everything in there, if you just use it. It's a handbook for alchemy. There are ways to really hack into the human propensity to want to trust other people.
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/