“Many autistic people report not being able to enjoy humour if it’s at somebody else’s expense.”
This is the kind of thing that makes me worried about people as a whole, I always figured this was true for everyone and the only reason people laughed at “punching down” jokes was because they didn’t properly understand what the joke was about. I don’t know how to feel about a world where people really do understand and just, find it funny anyway…
@Sophie I just want to chime in and say I’m not autistic and also never liked punching down jokes.
The “golden rule” was the basis for most of my childhood morality which is a shortcut to empathy.
And those jokes typically violate the golden rule.
I wish you luck on your journey! But remember that everything is fuzzy and basically every trait is a spectrum that we’re all on!