In this video I talk about the complicated relationship humans have with money, present research on mimetic desire, discuss luxury (quiet and loud) in the context of new and old money, and question whether overspending or overconsumption actually is a form of escapism.

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Sources/Research Papers:
https://lukeburgis.com/mimetic-desire/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimetic...
https://curiousmaverick.com/a-complet...
https://mimetictheory.com/articles/ma...
https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releas....
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...
https://www.kff.org/report-section/li...
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/10/...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
https://www.theartstory.org/movement/....
https://www.theminimalists.com/finances/

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:24 The realm of mimetic desire
05:16 Class exclusivity and the common man
08:32 If I cannot be rich, I will at least appear rich
11:51 Stress and spending behavior
16:04 The rise of minimalism
20:35 My experience: do material possessions really make you happy?
25:21 Succession and the Burberry bag