Minds Almost Meeting

Sarcasm (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)

Mar 8, 2023

57:07

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Is the Dot, Non-Sarcasm?

01:33

The Aversion to Sarcasm

03:23

Are You a Little Bit Involved to Be Sarcastic?

02:09

Introduction

2min

Are You a Little Bit Involved to Be Sarcastic?

2min

Is Sarcasm Creating the Conflict?

2min

Do You Like to Fight With Humor?

2min

I'm Not Fighting, but We're All Going to Get This Guy. Right.

2min

The Function of Swearing in Small Groups

3min

Is There a Space of Things Like Sarcasm?

3min

You Can't Refute an Incredulous Streak

2min

When I Get New Information, I Change My Mind

2min

10.

The Aversion to Sarcasm

3min

11.

Can You Stop Talking?

3min

12.

Is There a Difference Between Comedy and Comedy?

2min

13.

Is There a Difference Between Laughter and Sarcasm?

3min

14.

Is the Point to Address Their Claim?

2min

15.

Is There a Social Norm Regarding Fighting?

2min

16.

Is the Dot, Non-Sarcasm?

2min

17.

Are Satisfaction and Sarcasm Related?

3min

18.

The Appropriateness of Sarcasm

3min

19.

Foreshadowing a 'Fight' Style Discussion

2min

20.

Is Forefighting a Foreplay?

2min

21.

Is Forefighting More Destructive Than ForeFighting?

2min

22.

Star Wars - There's Nothing to Fight Over

3min

23.

The Functions of Sarcasm in Academics

2min

24.

Is Art for Seeing Evil?

2min

25.

Is There a Silly Trope Out There?

3min

View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/sarcasm

Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.

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