How true! Still, I'd go for nourishing humor anyday: when the laughter is triggered by some self-deprecating silliness or teasing a good friend while knowing precisely that they're secure enough about the joke's topic, instead of downgrading and laughing at others' miseries.

Laughing with others leaves people with whole self-esteem; laughing at others leaves people with a hole in their self-esteem. Let's move from "roasting and laughing at others" to "toasting and laughing with others!" -- Joel Goodman