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It is a perfect example of how much genuine humor can arise tangentially to the game. The author's argument is that CAH is not truly funny or that the players

by Zikes 12y ago

It is a perfect example of how much genuine humor can arise tangentially to the game. The author's argument is that CAH is not truly funny or that the players are not truly funny because it's just slapping a few naughty words together. The video serves to demonstrate that CAH can provide a solid foundation for spontaneous humor, professional status notwithstanding.

rnalexander 12y ago
No, that's not the author's argument. Look, I'll save you a click. Here's the line: "Cards Against Humanity is funny, but it’s not that funny." No that's not what the video demonstrates because the people in the video are professionals. Ironically the whole monkey-see-man-do-therefore-monkey-can-do-too argument that you're espousing with the 'professional status notwithstanding' line is itself demonstrating one of the actual points of the article, namely the 'I saw someone do this on jackass once so I should be ok to hurl myself out of this window while on fire and with my junk in a snapping-turtle' idea.
- Zikes 12y ago
  No, that's not the author's argument. Look, I'll save you a click. Here's the line: "What I really hate about it is that it’s a game about convincing yourself that you’re much funnier than you actually are." Actually, it's a game about having fun with crude humor. The video demonstrates that it's just a game that generates laughs and eases people's insecurities therefore making them more open to come up with their own humor or be more receptive to others'. I mean, just look at Laina's reactions throughout the video, she clearly represents the type of person that is obviously uncomfortable but being drawn out of their shell. The point is that the game itself is not the point, it's the setting. Your ridiculous Jackass strawman has no bearing.

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It is a perfect example of how much genuine humor can arise tangentially to the game. The author's argument is that CAH is not truly funny or that the players

by Zikes 12y ago

rnalexander 12y ago
No, that's not the author's argument. Look, I'll save you a click. Here's the line: "Cards Against Humanity is funny, but it’s not that funny." No that's not what the video demonstrates because the people in the video are professionals. Ironically the whole monkey-see-man-do-therefore-monkey-can-do-too argument that you're espousing with the 'professional status notwithstanding' line is itself demonstrating one of the actual points of the article, namely the 'I saw someone do this on jackass once so I should be ok to hurl myself out of this window while on fire and with my junk in a snapping-turtle' idea.
- Zikes 12y ago
  No, that's not the author's argument. Look, I'll save you a click. Here's the line: "What I really hate about it is that it’s a game about convincing yourself that you’re much funnier than you actually are." Actually, it's a game about having fun with crude humor. The video demonstrates that it's just a game that generates laughs and eases people's insecurities therefore making them more open to come up with their own humor or be more receptive to others'. I mean, just look at Laina's reactions throughout the video, she clearly represents the type of person that is obviously uncomfortable but being drawn out of their shell. The point is that the game itself is not the point, it's the setting. Your ridiculous Jackass strawman has no bearing.