We usually think of laughter as being a response to pleasure or amusement—we’re supposed to laugh when we find something funny, not scary. So why do we laugh when we’re scared?

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Why Do People Laugh at Crying Children? It is observing these kinds of interactions repeatedly that has led me to see the direct and corrosive power of laughing.