Luke Burgis - Mimesis, Scapegoats, and Revolutions

Luke Burg is currently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Director of Programs at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship. We talk about his book "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life". Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform.Episode website + transcript here. Follow Luke on Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram. Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes.More about Luke on his WebsiteTimestamps:(0:00:00) - Introduction(0:00:52) - Why do human beings seem to be so concerned with what other people want and why they are conformist?(0:04:17) - The functional value of sacrificing(0:16:21) - Is mimetic theory falsifiable?(0:28:06) - Why do some institutions rub out the differences between people and why do some accentuate them?(0:37:22) - Why sacrifice doesn't work well in the modern world?(0:45:54) - Naming our immediate models positive and negative is an important sort of exercise and awareness to do Get full access to The Lunar Society at www.dwarkeshpatel.com/subscribe