Is Benign Violation Theory a Good Idea?

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People who have a higher sense of themselves as moral will find more moral violations or norm violations to be not benign. And therefore, they will find them to be less funny. I lecture on humor in my intro psych course because it's a fun thing to talk about. So this is what psychologists would call a construct, high moral identity. The way it's operationalized is through this scale.

Is character destiny, or can fluky decisions or tiny shifts in weather patterns fundamentally change who we are? Does the existence or non-existence of alternate universes have any bearing on freedom and responsibility? David and Tamler conclude their discussion of Ted Chiang’s “Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom” along with another very short piece by Chiang called “What’s Expected of Us” that was first published in Nature.

Plus, do you have low likability in the workplace? It could be because you’re too moral and therefore not that funny. But don’t worry, we have a solution that’ll help you increase your humor production and likability with no reduction in morality. All you have to do is listen!