In mimetic theory, scapegoating is a conflict resolution mechanism by which rival factions find someone to blame and unite against. We saw a lot of that recently in cryptoland, with XRP and Faketoshi as scapegoats. Almost all non-XRP, non-CSW united against them, respectively.
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The key thing with the scapegoating mechanism is that 1) Rival factions aren’t conscious that scapegoats are actually being used as scapegoats. 2) It does not matter if scapegoats are objectively guilty.
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Side note: René Girard’s mimetic theory seems to be the philosophical foundation for Peter Thiel’s 0 to 1. Mimesis means imitation. Much of Thiel’s philosophy is about not imitating competitors.
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What book would you recommend for understanding mimetic theory and don't recommend the really hard one
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This is good & confirmed not the really hard one: René Girard's Mimetic Theory (Studies in Violence, Mimesis, & Culture) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AYTH57I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_moKQBb2PBJ9A3 …
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@kory_kilpatrick and I are going to read Theater of Envy starting this wk per this tweet. Listened to the first two pods last couple nights:https://twitter.com/MimeticValue/status/1010970488070463488 …
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