Does anyone know of anyone who has actually used @vgr’s Gervais Principle (https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/ …) to materially change their career situation?
huh afaik ricky gervais hasn't even heard of the gervais principle. I named it that in his honor, but obviously he came up with the characters and plot of the show before I came up with the theory
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Yes. I doubt Shakespeare heard of mimetic theory either ;) I believe @Domlrigaray was saying the substance of mimetic theory was “actionable” for Shakespeare et. al. even before Girard formalized it, ’cos their works incorporated it. If we allow that, then yeah, same for Gervais.
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Yeah I don't find that kind of retconning useful, but Girard has clearly been actionable to Thiel and those influenced by him at least, as is clear from the specifics of things he's done (go after Gawker, support Trump, fund various subcultures, hereticon etc)
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