106: Luke Burgis on Mimetic Desire, Thick vs. Thin Desires & Power of Memes

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

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Memetic Desire

01:48 • 2min

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The Rivalry That Got Right

03:34 • 2min

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The Price of Memes Is a Signal

05:19 • 2min

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The Importance of Visuals in Auctions

07:16 • 2min

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The Power of Memes

09:22 • 2min

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The Evolution of Meme Culture

11:16 • 3min

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The Evolution of Meg Desire

13:54 • 2min

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The Greatest Trick You Ever Pulled on Me

15:47 • 2min

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How Steve Jobs Influenced Robert Friedlin

17:25 • 2min

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Eddie Bernays: The Godfather of Modern-Day Public Relations

19:03 • 3min

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The Importance of Being a Public Intellectual

22:08 • 2min

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The Role of Desire in Entrepreneurship

23:49 • 2min

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The Power of Momentic Desire

25:55 • 2min

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How to Release Thin Desires

27:38 • 2min

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Thin Versus Thick Desire

29:57 • 3min

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The Thick Desire for Writing

32:55 • 2min

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How to Manage Your Different Desires

34:28 • 2min

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The Importance of Knowing What You're Doing

36:10 • 2min

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The Importance of Balance in Imitating and Innovation

38:03 • 1min

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How to Raise a Solo Fund

39:33 • 2min

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The Importance of Recognizing Yourself

41:17 • 2min

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The Imposter Syndrome of Being Young

43:05 • 3min

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The Importance of Being Yourself

46:03 • 2min

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The Importance of Generative AI

47:41 • 2min

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The Myth of AI

49:30 • 3min

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The Importance of Visual Consciousness

52:51 • 4min

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The Homogenization of Career Advice

56:25 • 2min

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The Stendall Effect

58:01 • 2min

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The Four You Feed on Twitter Is an Obvious Move for Attention Purposes

01:00:30 • 2min

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The Importance of Transparency in Social Media

01:02:08 • 2min

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The Transparency of Source Code

01:04:36 • 2min

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The Trade-Off Between Retention and Engagement

01:06:13 • 2min

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How to Watch Young Dogs Crossroads

01:07:46 • 2min

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How to Use Twitter to Increase Likes and Retweets

01:09:25 • 2min

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How to Get More Likes on Twitter

01:11:03 • 2min

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The Doge Queen Logo

01:12:38 • 2min

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The Power of Paid Twitter Subscribers

01:14:16 • 2min

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The Negative Effects of Instagram on the Platform

01:16:13 • 2min

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The Cost of Verification

01:18:10 • 2min

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The Argument for Paying to Use the Network

01:20:38 • 2min

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The Importance of Zero to One

01:22:15 • 4min

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Zuckerberg's Facebook Investment

01:25:57 • 2min