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Foreign laughter filled my new group chat: “Hahahaha.” It pulled my thumb toward the delete button. In a moment of quiet betrayal, I watched as my text draft vanished, along with a piece of myself.

"Laughing at yourself signals self-acceptance, and we love people who accept themselves," say researchers "Laughing at yourself signals self-acceptance, and we love people who accept themselves," say ...

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This article is republished from The Conversation. Laughter is an everyday reminder that we humans are animals. In fact, when recorded laughter is slowed down, listeners can’t tell whether the sound ...