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Ask HN: Does having some stress make jokes funnier?

by jbms on 3/17/20, 1:06 PM with 0 comments

I've really enjoyed some comedy in the last month, particularly laughing harder and laughing out loud while on my own. and I've known about Covid-19 and it's been on my mind a lot.

I'm wondering if there's a connection. Does a level of stress/preoccupation with something mean the effect of a punchline is a greater mental release of some kind?