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When social media homogenizes personal humor

I realized all my jokes are just rehashed versions of things I saw online and I don't think I have an original sense of humor.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

We become curators of others' wit and mistake aggregation for creativity.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Comedy traditions across cultures?”

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