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“The crisis of modern society is precisely that the youth no longer feel heroic in the plan for action that their culture has set up.” ~Ernest Becker Heroism. Excellence of character. Supererogation. Courage (andreia), as a moral virtue. We all strive for it. We all honor it. We all hope to discover it. But we are surrounded by its lack. We are outflanked by heroisms opposite: comfort, conformity, cynicism, and short-term self-interest over long-term risk and sacrifice. O

“Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation” ~Sir. Issac Newton What exactly is High Humor? High Humor is a mix of nonattached laughter at absurdity and a radical openness to fallibilism while honoring virtue. Where courage frees character, moderation balances character, wisdom guides character, justice stabilizes character, creativity grows character, and honor unifies character, High Humor overcomes character. It’s the only virtue that is transcendent.