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401. Rife For Cancellation | Matt Rife

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Power of Jokes: Revealing the Unconscious and Moral Worth

Freud believed jokes were a pathway to the unconscious. When we genuinely laugh at a joke, we can't control it. The best jokes make us laugh against our will, revealing a deep honesty. Comedy relies on genuine laughter to determine if a joke is funny or not. If a joke consistently evokes genuine laughter from different audiences, it suggests that it hits the mark. Critics who ignore the laughter of the masses show more faith in their own ideology than in the natural reaction of many.

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