Mimetic Desire: A Useful Mental Model for Thinking About the World

After a short talk about January 6th and why it was an insurrection, we get into the real meat of this week's episode which is all about mimetic desire. 
First, we discuss what mimetic desire is and how Rene Girarard came to create the theory. Then we talk about the differences between Celebristan and Freshmanistan, how Freshmanistan leads to mimetic conflict, and how scapegoats have been used as a way to resolve mimetic conflict. Then we talk about how the gospel may have changed our understanding of scapegoats and, effectively, removed a tool that had been used for resolving mimetic conflict.

Then we talk about anti-mimetic models and go over some examples of mimetic and anti-mimetic models in both Celebristan and Freshmanistan.

Then we discuss some tactics for reducing the effect of mimetic desire in your own life.

And we finish out by talking about how mimetic desire impacts different topics we enjoy talking about.
Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgis

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