acquisitive mimesis, n.All

Acquisitive mimesis (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠imitation of the reaching hand: when one ape sees another reach for an object, it is at once tempted to reach too.

Acquisitive mimesis (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not even specifically human — it is found among animals — and it alone explains how triangles keep reproducing themselves.