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

Luke Burgis joins the NIA boys to discuss Mimetic Desire, Thick vs. Thin Desires & Power of Memes.

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Intro 
• (00:02:33) - Meme of the Week
• (00:04:18) - Jack & Luke’s Collab
• (00:06:07) - Visualizing Mimesis
• (00:08:48) - Wanting’s Backstory
• (00:10:33) - Meme Culture is Everywhere
• (00:12:26) - TLDR of Mimetic Desire
• (00:14:42) - Examples of Mimetic Desire
• (00:18:46) - Mount Rushmore of Meme Masters
• (00:22:39) - Role Models vs Models of Desire
• (00:25:52) - The Power of Mimetics
• (00:27:38) - Thick vs Thin Desires
• (00:35:57) - Mimetic Rivalry Explained
• (00:37:32) - Mimetic Desire is Natural
• (00:40:45) - Optimize for Yourself
• (00:48:26) - A.I. and Mimetic Desire
• (00:52:51) - Chat GPT vs Bard
• (00:53:46) - Generative Art and Society
• (00:58:20) - The Stendhal Effect
• (01:02:07) - Reacting to Twitter’s “For You” Algorithm
• (01:05:17) - How Twitter’s Algorithm Works
• (01:13:30) - Reacting to Twitter’s Verification Reception
• (01:23:50) - Peter Theil and Mimetic Desire

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Links Mentioned:

• Wanting (Book): https://amzn.to/43a9aio
• Anti-Mimetic (Newsletter): http://read.lukeburgis.com
• RIDE/DRIVE (Creator Notes): http://ride.lukeburgis.com
• Visualizing Mimesis: https://vv.mirror.xyz/5O3L9nsYfmYyYAdnAtS-SbA7N6NDAUR7mzdAfmiRlrc
• The Myth of Artificial Intelligence by Erik Larson: https://bit.ly/3zvJq2i
• Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy Soni: https://amzn.to/3K4idbO

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