Is all laughter rooted in negativity or misfortune?Like eating, must it come at another's expense? Been kicking this idea around and it seems like its negative foundations go largely unnoticed or unappreciated. Superiority Theory: Slipping on a banana peel might elicit laughter because it highlights someone else's clumsiness (misfortune)Incongruity Theory: Laughter occurs when there's a subversion of expectations and reality. A "rug-pull" that requires a foil. Think of a trap via dad-joke as an innocent example. Updog.Relief Theory: Freud argued laughter is a release of built-up tension or nervous energy. In this case the foil is those denied their superiority via schadenfreude (see theory 1)Benign Violation Theory: Humor arises when something is wrong (a violation) but also harmless or benign. Tickling is an example here, the tickled being the foil. Thoughts on this? Does laughter come from a darker place than we like to admit? Are there examples that contradict my theory? Would love to hear some.
>>41737528No/t
>>41737528Laughter is evidence for a benevolent creator/creation. Your laughter at this statement will be considered automatic agreement with it.
>>41737528Then more accurate would be to say laughter is self serving.
Most laughter is performative.True laughter is with the self.
Laughter is often times used to hide malicious intent and speech. Something can be harmful but funny simultaneously and there's a certain danger in that.
>>41737528Yes.
