I've been thinking about humor - how some things strike some as so funny and others as not at all. I had to be taught by others in early adulthood to appreciate the absurd, for example, as that element of humor was lacking in my upbringing. This article is from 2012 so may have crossed here already.
It’s No Joke to Self-Deceivers http://blogs.wsj.com/ideas-market/2012/05/21/its-no-joke-to-self-deceivers/ http://blogs.wsj.com/ideas-market/2012/05/21/its-no-joke-to-self-deceivers/ It’s No Joke to Self-Deceivers http://blogs.wsj.com/ideas-market/2012/05/21/its-no-joke-to-self-deceivers/ People who fail to see the absurdity in themselves may also fail to notice absurdity more broadly. View on blogs.wsj.com http://blogs.wsj.com/ideas-market/2012/05/21/its-no-joke-to-self-deceivers/ Preview by Yahoo