Second, the present situation confronts us with a decision. We’re in a mimetic crisis. Desires have been turned inward, toward one another, and tensions are rising. As we’ve done in the past, we might seek a technological or practical solution—the scapegoat mechanism looms. We may treat the problem as something out there, a problem we can solve with ingenuity and engineering. Alternatively, we may recognize that mimetic desire is part of the human condition and do the hard work of transforming our relationships.
