Sean Oulashin
@seanoulashin
Sean Oulashin
Felix Richter, Mother’s global chief creative officer, explained the creative approach: “The film acknowledges our problem-filled present but reframes AI as the solution rather than another threat—and it’s true: while the world is full of them, there’s never been a better time to have a problem.”
Models are people or things that show us what is worth wanting. It is models—not our “objective” analysis or central nervous system—that shape our desires. With these models, people engage in a secret and sophisticated form of imitation that Girard termed mimesis (mi-mee-sis), from the Greek word mimesthai (meaning “to imitate”).
Luke Burgis • Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
“Girard discovered that most of what we desire is mimetic (mi-met-ik) or imitative, not intrinsic. Humans learn—through imitation—to want the same things other people want, just as they learn how to speak the same language and play by the same cultural rules. Imitation plays a far more pervasive role in our society than anyone had ever openly... See more
Luke Burgis • Just a moment...
What makes it worse is that we are not always aware that our mimetic desires run below our conscious thoughts and that it rules our thinking and goal setting.
A point that the corporate world and the social media giants have been quick to take advantage of and as such they make sure they control where we put our attention.
A point that the corporate world and the social media giants have been quick to take advantage of and as such they make sure they control where we put our attention.
René Girard’s Mimetic Theory Changed The Way I Looked At My Own Desires.
“Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires.” — René Girard.
René Girard’s Mimetic Theory Changed The Way I Looked At My Own Desires.
Social Connection:
On a positive note, mimetic desire also provides a social framework for desire, enabling the formation of friendship, shared values, and the flourishing of communities.
On a positive note, mimetic desire also provides a social framework for desire, enabling the formation of friendship, shared values, and the flourishing of communities.
Google Search
Desire is Triangular:
Instead of a direct relationship between a subject and an object of desire, mimetic desire is "triangular".The desire moves from a model to the subject, who then desires the object because the model desires it.
Instead of a direct relationship between a subject and an object of desire, mimetic desire is "triangular".The desire moves from a model to the subject, who then desires the object because the model desires it.
Google Search
Fast work optimizes for metrics. Slow work optimizes for meaning .
Fast work creates content. Slow work creates worlds .
Fast work chases attention. Slow work commands respect .
Fast work creates content. Slow work creates worlds .
Fast work chases attention. Slow work commands respect .
Slow Work Builds What Fast Work Can't
Discipline implies routine. Order. Control. A life mapped out with checklists and calendars.
Spontaneity suggests freedom. Flow. Acting on instinct. Moving with the moment.
To most people, these ideas feel like opposites. You’re either the kind of person who wakes up at 5 AM, journals, works out, and checks off tasks or you’re the kind who follows... See more
Spontaneity suggests freedom. Flow. Acting on instinct. Moving with the moment.
To most people, these ideas feel like opposites. You’re either the kind of person who wakes up at 5 AM, journals, works out, and checks off tasks or you’re the kind who follows... See more