Mimetic Fenzy Is the Culmination in Gerard's View of a Growing Sickness

Food today has become totally contaminated with mimetic desire in a cultural way. Contemporary mimetic frenzy is the culmination of Gerard's view of a growing sickness, one that is already evident in the 19th century and Dostoevsky novels. One doesn't go back to the past, one doesn't become more archaic than one is now," says Sten Hanington.