My Battle with Misdirected Ambition
On Mimetic Desire, Start-ups, and the Search for Thick Desires
Below is the prologue to my book Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life.
In the summer of 2008, I experienced the moment many start-up founders live for: I learned that I would be able …
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