My attention span doesn't extend much further than that of the average five-year-old, so I am always looking for quick ways to entertain myself between activities. Generally, these small entertainment opportunities involve using my phone. For these little breaks I almost always turn to Vine. I spend more time watching six second clips than I do most things on my phone for the sole reason that I think Vine is a clever and hilarious creative outlet. Basically a vine involves a user recording themselves or their environment for six seconds and no longer. People have gotten really into making vines and they get more and more hilarious the more you watch.
Vine is funny because it has all of the aspects of comedy in one place. There are people falling, people making clever jokes (my favorite form of comedy), and people making fun of other people or things, dog humor, baby humor, etc. The thing I really like about Vine as a social media is that it feels like everyone has the opportunity to post whatever they want. Everyone that uses the app has found super creative ways to use the format and it's hilarious. I also like Vine because there is new content everyday, and keeping things fresh and new humor in the mix definitely makes the app more funny. I think everyones sense of humor is represented on the app. Vine is significant to me because it is a good outlet for creativity and as much as I enjoy watching them and making them I think its a funny way to connect and see people with the same sense of humor as you.
I have several favorite vines and viners, but one of my favorites is linked here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFkVhcSOwwE
I wonder which theory best explains why we find children funny? It's a kind of "cute-funny" complex, which is a unique marriage of traits. Perhaps they bring out the possible absurdity in all aspects of life when they seem challenged by an ordinary task? In a way, perhaps we envy this.
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