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“Mimesis is two-sided: first of all, it is unconscious and discovered (if at all) after fact, usually through some unpleasant revelation; on the other hand, more deliberately, it is a way of approaching others from the outside so as to take on their attributes and their power.”

— Adam Katz, Exhaustive Imitation · Oct 27, 2023 · Bouvard Substack