The Value of Humor

0:00 - Introduction
2:24 - Qualifier 1: The issue isn't a matter of absolutes
3:21 - Qualifier 2: My own, personal biases
4:25 - Value 1: Humor is a way of experiencing the joy of life itself
6:19 - Value 2: How humor expands our awareness
7:32 - Value 3: How humor fosters wisdom by deflating our self-seriousness
9:04 - Value 4: How humor fosters the humility to perceive reality as it is
11:47 - Value 5: How humor loosens social repression and fosters honesty
13:33 - Value 6: How humor safeguards a space for chaos, magic and the Dionysian
15:07 - Summary
16:34 - Humor's power to unsettle and challenge us
18:24 - Our eagerness to take offense... and our dictatorial impulses
19:59 - How free are we really? The Emperor's shlong is flopping in the wind!

[@eltercerhombre4683]

Wonderful video. As I read one time about a student asking his buddhist master what he should do with his thoughts. He replied “whenever you have a thought, laugh at it!”

[@Albertmars32]

Glad u are making more videos. I love ur content sir.

[@KTC88]

Humor is one of life’s greatest gifts, and it’s so easy to take it for granted. When looking back on life, I often focus on the big, serious moments and forget about the little, brief moments I spent laughing and chuckling. But humor has helped me through so many situations where I’d otherwise feel a sense of nervousness and existential dread. Thank you for reminding me of humor’s importance. I’ll make sure to show gratitude for every time I joke and laugh.

[@vulnerablegrowth3774]

Some of my favourite intellectual writers include jokes and try to be humorous in their writing. I think this is crucial! It makes hard cold facts and intellectual challenging concepts much more enjoyable to go through rather than one long slog.

[@charlesrb3898]

Woody Allen

[@quintessenceSL]

Hinted at, but I would go one step further and say humor is a means of communion with the divine. For all of religion's aims, they are fulfilled through laughter.

[@somethingyousaid5059]

It's in a world like this one that humor is a luxury.

[@czarquetzal8344]

I love this lecture.

[@nothing-2-live-4]

thanks for the recent uploads

[@siyaindagulag.]

....and now I can hear the Imperial marbles, clacking in their bag ,as well. Thanks man.

[@ericdodson2644]

Speaking of humor, your YT name is pretty funny!

[@siyaindagulag.]

@@ericdodson2644 Oh, the handle ? Yeah, it just popped into my head a couple years back. The Solzenytzn influence I guess. Or even an overdose of Peterson, probably. To hear Blake and Zappa referenced ( and Tool, for that matter) ,by you is something pleasantly surprising .Appreciate your work ! Regards, Ron.

[@alainsavard8373]

Welcome back. Bon retour!

[@nicoledodson3390]

Great video, Babe! 💗 ❤️ 💕

[@hieninh6523]

I'm glad you're back

[@Madasin_Paine]

Excellent content and timing. More than amused.

[@theblackhole1]

I missed u sir, was worried abt ur health

[@tannerhagen774]

Many go the utilitarian route in defense of free speech, your existential approach carries more weight for me. Great perspective! Take care your soul and shlong

[@sisil8919]

You've been missed sir.

[@trevorcrawford1]

Something that I don’t see often in current comedic trends is the unbridled absurdity as exhibited by Steven Wright, MP’s Flying Circus, or Andy Kaufman. This is by far my favorite style of comedy. I see residual pockets of this kind of absurdity on the Internet and on adult swim shows, but not so much in the mainstream. Can you talk about how we as a society use and interpret absurd comedy? Many thanks!

[@SteveJones379]

Chris Rock! "That's right, I said it!"

[@ivankaramazov707]

I feel large part of your humour is dictated by poetic sensibility. I think it would be great if you could do a video on " the value of poetic sensibility ", you are great at conveying wast meaning in few words and make us experience atheistic parts of life.

[@docjohnson2874]

This is the reason we love you!!......However, I hasten to remind you that Rodney Dangerfield made a quite successful career out of making "farting noises" among others.....too good.

[@dlloydy5356]

The offended breed a society of inability to cope with life’s challenges....it contributes to a real lack of resilience. Leads to victim hood I think. What happens when the number of victims outnumber those who don’t see themselves that way? How or who will get things done? Will there be a subset of victims outdoing each other in a race to the bottom of being more of a victim!?

[@haikubandit2607]

What ever happened To Sticks and Stones break bones but Words cannot hurt you? The last time I checked Freedom of Speech included Choice to not listen Offended snowflakes Would get offended for not Getting offended