We're reaching shannon limits in our ability to even perceive the information hiiding our perception fields. And so it's ripe for that kind of manipulation. We would be able to identify the charlatans better if we just had more of that kind of level of communication face to face. It's just become a lot harder now that they can tweat something out and i've got to read between the lines. I don't really know what they're getting at. I can't look em in the eye, and i just have a less at my disposal to do the things that humans are actually good at doing.
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/