https://diler.tube/videos/watch/45e60463-08cb-4551-af31-78704fc041d3 Why do we want the things we want? One psychological explanation is that we often actually don't know what we want, but instead imitate others. This phenomenon is known as mimetic theory. According to Girard, the French philosopher who originated the theory, most of our desires are metaphysical- as opposed to bodily needs - and we mimic them from people around us. And because of that, people inevitably end up wanting the same things, which creates rivalry, conflict, and scapegoating. COLLABORATORS Script: Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz and Jonas Koblin Artist: Pascal Gaggelli Voice: Matt Abbott Coloring: Sasalux Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Production: Selina Bador Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda SOUNDTRACKS Cheeky Plum Fairy - Shaun Frearson Badly Behaved - Shaun Frearson DIG DEEPER with these top videos, games and resources: Listen to https://www.econtalk.org/johnathan-bi... Read https://siboehm.com/articles/20/girar... Watch https://johnathanbi.com/lectures Read about how mimetic theory is applied in mental health care SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimetic... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%... https://curiousmaverick.com/a-complet... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapego... CHAPTER 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Mimetic theory 01:03 Rene Girard 01:50 The schoolyard dilemma 02:10 Illusion of autonomy 02:25 Subject, object and mediator 02:43 The cycle of scapegoating 03:11 What do you think? 03:35 Patrons credits 03:44 Ending Author: Sprouts Sat, 23 May 2026 22:10:13 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://diler.tube https://diler.tube/lazy-static/avatars/f58b270a-6076-478a-ad43-3888a532ecb4.png https://diler.tube/videos/watch/45e60463-08cb-4551-af31-78704fc041d3 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://diler.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.