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Ep 337: Luke Burgis Sees the Deer at His Window

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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The Mimetic Double Bind

I found it fascinating to read in your book about mimetic rivalries which you know influence behavior. I think most people would have seen it happen to themselves at some point in time but they won't even be aware of it so the mimetic the double bind is this is kind of a technical term for where there's double mediation between two people who are internal mediators of desire to one another. Gerard says that rivalry is one of the most pervasive things in the world that nobody ever talks about right and almost never likes to talk too much about in personal lives or professional sports.

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