Last class session, I was very intrigued by Lacan's explanation of a demand. According to Lacan, children make demands for things because they are trying to find a substitute for what they truly want: their mother. Getting to keep their mother for themselves, however, is an impossibility. It makes me wonder if that's the reason why human beings are never satisfied with anything. More is always wanted, and once they attain it, it is soon replaced by something else. Lacan's idea, then, makes me wonder if it was possible for human beings to get what they truly desired, then would we be in this economic depression? I know it sounds silly, but it is simply a thought that entered my head.
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