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41: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life. The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson

Made You Think

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Stand Up Comedy Is Not as Funny as It Used to Be

Laughter is a social way of initiating play with each other. It's kind of like our way of respond to someone else's actions by saying that i perceive your actions as playful. If you watch, like stand up by yourself is not nearly as much, yetit's not as funny.

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