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/id1541404400Spotify: 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/breedlove22Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22 All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22