Humor and the ability to laugh at absurdity is a sign of intelligence because it shows you can see things from a different perspective, recognize absurdity, and it acts as a brake on overconfidence—if you take yourself too seriously, you can slip into believing you're right and set yourself up for a fall.
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“humor is a sign of intelligence because it shows that you're able to look at something and think about it from a different point of view... if you take yourself too seriously, that can easily slip over into thinking you're right and then you're setting yourself up for a fall.”
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:19:48 PM
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