In this episode of Infinite Loops we spoke with Luke Burgis, author of the book 'Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life'. We talk about: <ul> <li>Needs vs. Desire</li> <li>The current state of social media</li> <li>'Celebristan' and 'Freshmanistan'</li> <li>How to identify fake "experts"</li> <li>Scapegoating and Mimetic Violence </li> <li>And a LOT more!</li> </ul> Follow Luke on Twitter at <a href= "https://twitter.com/lukeburgis">https://twitter.com/lukeburgis</a> and get his newly-released book 'Wanting' from: <a href= "https://lukeburgis.com/wanting/">https://lukeburgis.com/wanting/</a>

Jack Butcher — Productizing Value (EP.51)

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