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/id1541404400 Spotify: 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/breedlove22 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22  All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22