Gosa: There are examples of people being able to become their own meta programmer, but they're the exception, not the rule. So it's not self help. It relies on an intervention from somebody else. The thing i want to end on is maybe not the happiest note, but that's memetic violence. That's what you're thinking ofno, wi man, you save the hardest question for last, the violence and the scapegoading the darkest one.
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/