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Johnathan Bi on Mimesis and René Girard
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The Social Function, the Being Function
The social function, the being function fundamentally penetrates into how we value goods and services. Most economic decision making comes from this social dimension that doesn't lend itself very easily to mathematical modeling. I think as we become more materially prosperous, more and more of our economy is going to be driven by spirit rather than appetite. And I think we're already in a somewhat post scarcity world in some sense.
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