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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I thought the Jester's job was to say stuff that DID matter, but he presented it in a way where the king could save face.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Looking it up, it's unclear how much jesters were respected for having political competency that kings and court would listen to and how much they were were entertainers who were permitted much greater liberty with content because he was non-threatening and affected nothing.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 hours ago

I think simply people like to laugh, its not crazy for a king to hire on someone to make them laugh.