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Leo@leosn·Sep 18

René Girard, mimetic desire, and society's biggest rat race

Every parent knows it. In a room full of toys, two children will inevitably gravitate towards the same one. René Girard’s suggestion is just that we never really grow up....

app.t2.world/article/clmowqkr01854221fmcc457u8ec

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    Anuj Jakhar@nftpassion·Oct 23

    good article

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      Anuj Jakhar@nftpassion·Oct 23

      amazing

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        Clinamenic@clinamenic·Sep 30

        Great piece Leo! As someone who isn't familiar with the work of Girard, this gives me a good sense of what seem to be some of his major ideas.

        Out of curiosity, is that footnote [1] a reference to Nietzsche's pathos of distance? I'm not able to find the footnote itself.

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          iam.ife@iamife·Sep 26

          “The contemporary man should not find it difficult to play a role in which modern life is casting him. Glued to his movie or television screen, fed his daily dose of scandals, always watching and never acting, he has become a Peeping Tom.”

          This somehow describes my every day.

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            Marco@marcomanxyz·Sep 25

            interesting perspective

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              emin.pdf@hephaistos·Sep 24

              “our quest should shift from the outer world to the inner world.” so so true

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                @slawtys·Sep 21

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