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drethelin comments on January 2013 Media Thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: drethelin 10 January 2013 07:14:53PM 1 point [-]

the sensation of being around people makes it easier to laugh. This is very noticeable for me, since I have room-mates. Occasionally I'll watch the new daily show myself and think it's ok, and then my room-mate will be watching it and I'll happen to be watching it with him and laugh out loud a lot more. Laughter is inherently a social signal. A laugh track can help trigger this impulse