30: Luke Burgis - Mimesis, Scapegoats, and Revolutions

Luke Burgis has co-created and led four companies in wellness, consumer products, and technology. He&#8217;s currently Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Director of Programs at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship where he also teaches business at The Catholic University of America. A Faithful Detroit Lions fan. Author of the book "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life". He occasionally holds a monthly, mid-week (virtual) Happy Hour for readers and friends around the world. No agenda other than to enjoy one another&#8217;s company. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Claire, and her crazy New Orleans cat Clotille.<br/><br/>Watch on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/FWhM6UpwNX4">YouTube</a>:<br/><br/>Get the book on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250262488/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=1250262488&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;tag=lukeburgis-20&#38;linkId=110a2cd5d15130802757f5d742c96aaa">Amazon</a><br/><br/>More about Luke on his <a target="_blank" href="https://lukeburgis.com/about/">Website</a><br/><br/>Follow Luke on <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/lukeburgis?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeburgis">LinkedIn</a> & <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/lukeburgis/">Instagram</a><br/><br/>Follow me on <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp">Twitter</a><br/><br/>Check out my <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/">blog</a>, where I write about tech, science, and the long-term<br/><br/>Timestamps:<br/><br/>(0:00:00) - Introduction<br/><br/>(0:00:52) - Why human beings seem to be so concerned with what other people want and why they are conformist?<br/><br/>(0:04:17) - The functional value of sacrificing<br/><br/>(0:16:21) - Is mimetic theory falsifiable?<br/><br/>(0:28:06) - Why do some institutions rub out the differences between people and why do some accentuate th