Mimetic Monday: September 6, 2021

Racism/Anti-Racism, Elizabeth Holmes as Scapegoat, The Power of Glamour

People and things worthy or unworthy of imitation.

Positive Mimesis 

Last week I featured Chloé Valdary in this email. She is someone who I believe is taking an Anti-Mimetic approach to the issue of racism. It's grounded in rich personalism.

I was lucky enough to get Chloé to do a Q&A with me. Here's the full interview. And here's one highlight:

our theory of change is that once you’re able to perceive your own complexity, you will be able to perceive the complexity of others and will be less likely to stereotype or caricature or reduce others to one single thing

Negative Mimesis

The Elizabeth Holmes trial started last week, with opening arguments slated to begin this coming Wednesday. Holmes is being charged with multiple counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud after the medical technology company that she founded, Theranos, was exposed as having made bogus claimed about the efficacy of its product—but not before Holmes was able to raise over $700 million from investors, g…