Mimetic Theory

“Your ability to evolve is probably highest In isolation. Mimetic theory. If you're around people, you're going to be biased by virtue of your surroundings. If you want to truly evolve, you need objectivity.”

“You want people to be differentiated, own their territory, not have other people stomping on those territories, because that creates this competition and envy, and this leads into the philosophy of Rene Girard, who basically says that violence happens not beca…”

“One of the most useful models that I have found is this idea of mimesis or mimetic theory, which is that people copy each other that causes conflict.”