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Megathread on Girard and his ideas. With this, hopefully I'm ready to inhabit a new idea cloud.
1/ Why should you read about Girard and his ideas?
2/ Before you proceed, some criticisms that you should be aware of.
3/ Some of Girard's big ideas.
4/ A great intro to Girard.
5/ Excellent summary thread for those looking for an intro.
6/ Mimesis, violence and Facebook.
7/ Application of mimetic desire and violence to startups. Founder as victim, founder as God.
8/ Thread on social networks and how technology has exacerbated us vying for attention. The object of desire in the attention economy is ofc "attention".
9/ "Social media is shaping a new global beauty aesthetic, and we've never looked more alike"
10/ Modern individualism is marked by a rejection of this imitation. Specifically references fashion and advertising as prime examples of intense mimetisim lurking behind our mask of individualism.
11/ Are we capable of belonging to very large tribes?
12/ The limits on mimesis have essentially disappeared owing to connected world. The modern world in turn has seen a surge in competition, envy and rivalry.
13/ Facebook now represents the sins of big tech.
14/ Politics is abound with real world examples of the scapegoat mechanism.
15/ Mimesis has utility for the collective.
16/ “For Girard, to wield power is to control the mechanisms by which the mimetic violence that threatens the social order is contained, channeled or expelled.”
17/ If you're interested in Girard, you might be interested in Peter Thiel's ideas.
18/ Peter Thiel and his peculiar behavior.
19/ Some more Peter Thiel insights.
20/ "Conflicting desires are the root of all internal friction" and the Buddhist maxim "desire is the root of all suffering"
