The Art of Manliness

By The Art of Manliness

Thick Desires, Political Atheism, and Living an Anti-Mimetic Life

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Published July 10, 2023 5:00am

The last time we had entrepreneur, professor, and author Luke Burgis on the show, he discussedĀ the concept of mimetic desire, which says that we want theĀ things we want because other people want them. Since that time, Luke has continued to explore the idea of mimesis, and how to resist its negative consequences, in his Substack: Anti-Mimetic. Today on the show, Luke and I dig into these ideas and discuss ways we can step outside the tempo, cadences, and priorities that the world would foist upon us and establish our own rhythms for our lives. Luke unpacks what it...

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