Sense of humor is also different, and by the manner of joking, you can draw many conclusions about the personality of the joker himself. Today, skepticism, cynicism, and irony are mistakenly considered humor, although, in fact, they have a very indirect relationship to humor, since, from the point of view of psychology, they are ways of self-defense.
We will talk about what a sense of humor is and how it happens in this article.
"Varieties" of humor
As you know, humor can be black, it can be kind and evil, it can be subtle, brilliant and rude. For a long time, they judged the upbringing of a person by the manner of joking, and for good reason: heavy clumsy jokes were inherent in commoners, and the elite always joked more elegantly, thus demonstrating their education and noble origin.
Today, when in this sense the class differences are rather blurred, we can say that rude humor and jokes are more appreciated by people who are life-loving, eager to laugh, often unwilling to think and “take a steam bath”. Jokes "with a twist" are appreciated by aesthetes, people who want to impress, as well as those who like to demonstrate their superiority.
Purpose of a joke
They always joke about something or someone. Often a joke is a way to talk about terrible and difficult things without unnecessary pathos, it is not for nothing that jokes, anecdotes and various funny statements on the topic of the day and on social topics are so popular. The so-called banter, when he does not cross the "offensive" boundaries - this is also a joke. It should be noted that often jokers, laughing at the surrounding reality, in fact, are joking at themselves. This is a way of communicating to the world about your point of view, and often about your existence.
The irony, skepticism and cynicism mentioned above serve as an excellent cover for insecurity, fear, and disappointment. This is not necessarily humor, although it often makes the listener and the speaker smile. Rather, it is an attempt to hide the seriousness of the problem under discussion.
Jokers: what are they?
Laughter, of course, prolongs life, and there are a large number of people who just enjoy laughing. In addition, the joker is almost always the life of the company and the center of everyone's attention, which cannot but flatter a person.
The danger is that sometimes a joker, driven by the desire to be more and more popular in his social circle, gradually becomes a jester. It is very difficult to get out of this image later, almost as difficult as to keep human attention in this way. Most of the "jesters" are hostages of their popularity and are often unhappy people suffering from loneliness.
