Is There Any Sensibility in Treating Oneself as a Child?

Freud takes his theory of cathexis and applies it to the psychical apparatus. The humorous attitude would consist then in the psychical accent of the individual being transposed the ego to the super ego, which is able to forestall the ego's normal reactions. We are met not with violent and tyrannical super ego on the lookout for opportunities for the ego to be punished, but a kindly indulgent agency that allows the ego to enjoy its five minutes of fame.