The Power of Laughter to Exclude

Sophy scott argues that powerful people often use laughter as a way to cover up misdeeds and indiscretions. We can mistake the fact that people who are laughing in a situation with us aren't laughing because what we said was funny, they're laughing because they like us. When you get this absolutely clear example, not only are you excluded from this group, but they would care so little to have you be part of them that they would mark you out as being worthy f being laughed at,. it's almostis extraordinary....