The paradox is that as society becomes increasingly mimetic it manifests as competition to demonstrate uniqueness. As the surface area to exhibit true originality narrows, the mob turns their pitchforks towards the once sacred social norms.
The paradox is that as society becomes increasingly mimetic it manifests as competition to demonstrate uniqueness. As the surface area to exhibit true originality narrows, the mob turns their pitchforks towards the once sacred social norms.
The paradox is that as society becomes increasingly mimetic it manifests as competition to demonstrate uniqueness. As the surface area to exhibit true originality narrows, the mob turns their pitchforks towards the once sacred social norms.
@lukeburgis Makes me think of this line from Tolstoy:
“And it’s so much the same that it’s like frogs before a thunderstorm. You can’t hear anything on account of them.”