Peter's Reviews > Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire, and How to Want What You Need
Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire, and How to Want What You Need
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I enjoyed reading the book, but ultimately it failed the test that I set for books that purport to be models for the way the world works, or at least the way people behave - does it have predictive power, that is can I use it not just as retroscope but as a way of anticipating the future?
I'm not sure it does, and even some of the analysis of past situations seems a bit force-fitted.
Some interesting stories, and some stretchy conclusions, but it is at least thought provoking.
I'm not sure it does, and even some of the analysis of past situations seems a bit force-fitted.
Some interesting stories, and some stretchy conclusions, but it is at least thought provoking.
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August 10, 2021
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August 19, 2021
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August 19, 2021
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