Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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When creation becomes compulsory driven by the prospect of profit, you’re likely closer to the product than the golden goose. Another cheery classic featuring mimetic desire, the plight of the West Village Girl, liquid modernity, and the art of Philip Guston and Miles Johnson. Woohooo!

0:00 - following your dreams!!!!
0:50 - social media is an MLM
2:15 - the YouTuber pipeline
3:20 - who really benefits from creation in the modern age
4:34 - the role of mimetic desire
7:06 - Liquid modernity
10:00 - advertisement knows no bounds
10:38 - Philip Guston
11:54 - Collective desire for attention
16:47 - It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl


Referenced links:

thecut.com/article/nyc-west-village-neighborhood-new-generation-women-girls.html

lukeburgis.com/mimetic-desire-101

futurism.com/facebook-beauty-targeted-ads

milesjohnstonart.com

economist.com/prospero/2017/06/02/the-careers-of-philip-guston

youtube.com/watch?v=IDbovOp_0zA


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