The Nature of Mimetic Desire with Rob Henderson (WiM351)

Rob Henderson joins me to discuss the nature of mimetic desire, the underlying purpose of advertisement, and the notion of agreeableness and disagreeableness. Rob Henderson is a writer and psychologist. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. // GUEST // Twitter: https://twitter.com/robkhenderson Newsletter: https://www.robkhenderson.com/// SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/ Wasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/ Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/ Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.com Carnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/ // OUTLINE // 00:00 - Coming up 00:47 - Intro 02:20 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 03:06 - Introducing Rob Henderson 03:30 - What is Mimesis? 05:46 - The Nature of Mimetic Desire 07:16 - Psychological Impact of Advertising 08:25 - The Celebrity Flywheel Effect 11:25 - Followers: Quality over Quantity 12:17 - The Underlying Purpose of Advertising 14:38 - Secondary Effect of Advertising 16:03 - The Mirror Phase and Mimesis 19:58 - Imitation: From Survival to Prestige-Bias 23:37 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 24:33 - Influence of Incentive and Technological Evolution 29:42 - Changing the Incentive Structure 32:13 - Anti-Mimesis: Doing the Opposite 35:03 - Agreeableness and Disagreeableness 37:34 - Effects of Evolutionary Impulse on Agreeableness 42:07 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 42:58 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 43:47 - How Parents Can Navigate Child's Adolescence 47:00 - Temporal Nature of Emotions in Teenage Years 48:00 - Connection between Mimetic Desire and Rituals 50:37 - Mimesis of Social Media 52:48 - The Model of Desire 54:02 - Where to Find Rob on the Internet// PODCAST // Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE? RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/// SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22 All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22