maybe if beauty is hitting a target that's hard to hit, humor is missing a target that's hard to miss
@VesselOfSpirit this explains why it's funny when people trip and fall or get amygdala triggered
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@sarahdoingthing i guess the new explanation needn't be mechanical and can instead be about a monkey acting on lower motives -
@VesselOfSpirit yes - I guess "person" is the abstraction/expectation that's getting defeated and shown to be flawed here - 5 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing hmm. your model that the person abstractly floats forward suddenly reducing to complicated/error-prone walking mechanics?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing lower motives that turn out to have been emulating high-minded principles in a contrived, imperfect wayThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing so "humor as sudden reductionism"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@VesselOfSpirit important that laughter is a superset of humor. “an intellectual contrast,” “a palpable absurdity,” very dennettThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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