>>12111583I was not what I'd call the class clown, more like the funny boss of the space I was in because teachers and students alike were my targets in general.
Mostly because sitting in a coffin for 30m - 60m at a time was so boring.
However, yes, funny = intelligent because being able to confuse other people's signals or patterns of inference to get them on your side regardless of how deep or tall an emotion you put them in is essentially what helps identify a natural psychological orchestrator.
However the problem with 'class clowning' is that the independent part of the personality develops after school years because obviously the focus is to achieve dopamine from OTHER people enjoying it, so it sort of trains yourself to practice delayed gratification for humor because you wait for others to laugh before you do.
>>12113421Which usually indicates an abusive home life. I never went for easy jokes, however physical humor I totally use because other people need another human to project their 'thank god I don't look or behave like that human!' judgement problems onto. It's a much needed psychological service we provide.
