Village Global Podcast The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life with Luke Burgis
Mar 7, 2021
52:10
Luke Burgis (@lukeburgis), author of Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- How he’s making the audience for Rene Girard’s work bigger.
- Why innovation became high status while imitation was high status earlier in history.
- What is most often misunderstood about mimetic desire.
- The difference between internal and external mediators.
- What all this has to do with entrepreneurship.
- How leaders can manage mimesis in their company.
- The difference between mimetic and objective value.
- The founder’s mythology and mimetic theory.
- Why Nietzsche was right about resentment.
- Luke’s relationship with Tony Hsieh.
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- How he’s making the audience for Rene Girard’s work bigger.
- Why innovation became high status while imitation was high status earlier in history.
- What is most often misunderstood about mimetic desire.
- The difference between internal and external mediators.
- What all this has to do with entrepreneurship.
- How leaders can manage mimesis in their company.
- The difference between mimetic and objective value.
- The founder’s mythology and mimetic theory.
- Why Nietzsche was right about resentment.
- Luke’s relationship with Tony Hsieh.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup