Refining my understanding of mimetic theory -
We don’t want what others want.
Rather, we want to become what others are envious of.
It’s not about the object of wanting itself (nice purse, car, whatever), but about who we are in society.
Refining my understanding of mimetic theory -
We don’t want what others want.
Rather, we want to become what others are envious of.
It’s not about the object of wanting itself (nice purse, car, whatever), but about who we are in society.