Tag: comedy

A society that allows for jokes that challenge authority will recognize the validity of people’s feelings more broadly.

Emotions are subjective, but that doesn’t mean that they’re all self-centered. Human beings are social by nature. Because of that, we experience vicarious emotions, feelings about other people’s feelings. Mudita, for example, is… more emotion Fremdscham

A zany mood is a reaction against the straightjacket of normality. It is an unpredictable, rebellious emotion that looks at the world from a bent angle.