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I think part of the puzzle is calibrating your
attention to direct life experience, and moving
away from fiction and myth, which may be
complete fabrications.
I agree, but so many disregard the myths and fables as meaningless when they could be used as a tool of self reflection.
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Observe the tyrants and old souls in <your>
playspace, observe their attitude to humour, and
the brand of humour, then assess that direct data.
Yep.
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My observation is that humour is scarce among
egoists, and when it does occur, it’s a brand of
passive aggression and laughing down at others
or glee of evil. We all slip into this of course.
Yep. Depending on intent.
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The old soul laughs at himself or shares a laugh at
his group, self deprecating. Gaffigan is an example
of someone who makes fun of himself.
Anyway, even bad/entropic humour is a step toward
lightening up and starting to squeeze the
throat of ego.
The “devil”/ego can not stand to be mocked. Humor is a joyful way of recognizing it. Like Winnie said, “laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone”. :)