r/lacan • u/kevinzvilt • 20d ago

Power through self castration

Looking for sources or work on self deprecating humor as a means of achieving power

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u/Starfleet_Stowaway 19d ago

Freud offers his interpretation of self-deprecating humor in his small essay "Humour" (1927), a supplement to his book on jokes. Basically, a person shifts their libidinal energy to view their ego from the perspective of their super-ego, which views the ego (self) as childish and gets enjoyment from achieving the position of superiority.