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The power of laughter

Humor, in a way, protects us from life's grim reality. We joke because if we didn't, we'd cry.
Humor and laughing are also a social vocalization that includes some and excludes others. Jokes establish who is inside the group and who is not. We laugh with people to belong, and at others to exclude.
In our current crises, humor is everywhere because fear is too. Laughter binds us together against a common enemy.

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THEATLANTIC

Why We Laugh at the Pandemic

theatlantic.com

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