GIGGLE EPIPHANY

The first “awkward laugh” was invented to fill silence and avoid honesty.

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Laughter in social settings has been studied as a way to bond and ease tension, and awkward laughter is a known response to discomfort. Nobody invented it, and it was not designed to avoid honesty.

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