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Imitating the Externals—A Conversation with Peter Thiel
In November 2019, I sat down with Peter Thiel to talk about his philosophical mentor, René Girard. We spoke about the consequences of Girard’s mimetic theory across business, investing, culture, education, and many other domains.
At one point, Peter told me a story about his father that took me …
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