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Re:Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding by jongjong on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @11:40PM (#34436757)
>> You need to find people who are capable of understanding you

This is spot on. I made a comment independently which made a similar point. Also, people who are too memetic (who tend to want what other people want and don't have much intrinsic desire) tend to lack self-understanding.

Such people tend to feel uncomfortable when they hang around other people who understand themselves because it makes them question their own motives and realize that their desires were never their own to begin with. They are confronted with their own memeticity (if that's a word).

Re:Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding by prometheus76 on Thursday January 19, 2023 @08:30AM (#34440034)
BTW it's "mimetic" as in "mime" or "copy" as opposed to "memes".
Re:Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding by jongjong on Friday January 20, 2023 @01:20AM (#34449800)
Makes sense. Thanks for pointing this out.

On a tangent, I can see a connection between the concepts 'meme' and 'mime'. I suspect they both involve mirror neurons. Viral memes spread by being relatable.

Re:Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding by prometheus76 on Monday January 23, 2023 @09:06AM (#34488829)
The phrase comes from the work of Rene Girard. Look up "mimetic theory" or "mimetic desire" if you want to learn more about the concept.