#479 - Jonathan Bi - Why Do Founders Love René Girard?

<p>Jonathan Bi is a startup founder, philosopher and mathematician.</p> <p>René Girard is one of the most popular philosophers in Silicon Valley. Why is it that an obscure French polymath from the 1900's would become one of the most influential and cited thinkers amongst founders, CEOs and leaders in high-growth companies? </p> <p>Expect to learn how Girard believes that mimetic desire drives almost all of our behaviour, why breaking out from the group to do your own thing doesn't mean you're an individual, how having sex can end up not being for the enjoyment of sex, why Peter Thiel and so many others love Girard's work, how understanding Girard can improve your daily life and much more...</p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - <a href= "https://modernwisdom.locals.com/">https://modernwisdom.locals.com/</a></p> <p class="p1">Get 20% discount on Diet Smoke’s legal THC Gummies at <a href="https://www.dietsmoke.com/"><span class= "s1">https://www.dietsmoke.com/</span></a> (use code: MW20)</p> <p class="p1">Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at <a href="https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Watch Jonathan's Girard lecture series here - <a href="https://youtu.be/5Qu6vBebwwg">https://youtu.be/5Qu6vBebwwg</a></p> <p><a href="https://chriswillx.com/books/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/</a></p> <p>To support me on Patreon (thank you): <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdo