Some readers have noticed that I frequently praise René Girard (1923-2015), a critic and social theorist who has become eerily relevant in recent years—gaining tremendous influence since his death a decade ago.But his trendiness is a little alarming....
I want to show you some examples of an internet phenomenon that I have been unable to unsee. The phenomenon, as I see it, has a few steps: People would like others to be convinced to take up a certain ideology. They believe that if those others saw a...