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Re:Ask HN: Work Culture Canary? by donw on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @05:32AM (#32748454)
Exactly.

The difference between a joke and bullying is that if it's a joke, the mark gets a laugh out of it as well.

Also that the honor of being the mark rotates around the group somewhat fairly. If you're either never the butt of the joke, or always the butt of the joke, you know that the people around you either don't respect or trust you.

Re:Ask HN: Work Culture Canary? by hk__2 on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @06:02AM (#32748671)
> The difference between a joke and bullying is that if it's a joke, the mark gets a laugh out of it as well.

Not really. You never know if they genuinely laugh or if it’s a way to attenuate the group pressure they’re the victime of.

Re:Ask HN: Work Culture Canary? by lrvick on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @05:55AM (#32748620)
When I -stop- finding silly things to make fun of people for, then they know I am actually upset at them.