愚人节：愚人传统正在消亡？
<p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>: <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>, <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="world">world</span> <span word="pranks">pranks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="media">media</span>-<span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="tomfoolery">tomfoolery</span>. <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fools">Fools</span>' <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="pranksters">pranksters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>-<span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="gleefully">gleefully</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dupe">dupe</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="Fool">Fool</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="where">where</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="began">began</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prank">prank</span>-<span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="integral">integral</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="bond">bond</span>. <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="pranks">pranks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="pranks">pranks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="common">common</span>," <span word="Gary">Gary</span> <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Fine">Fine</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sociologist">sociologist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Northwestern">Northwestern</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="LiveScience">LiveScience</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interpersonal">interpersonal</span> <span word="pranks">pranks</span>."</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="prankstering">prankstering</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prankstering">prankstering</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span>," <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Boskin">Boskin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="emeritus">emeritus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="LiveScience">LiveScience</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="prank">prank</span>-<span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="marginalized">marginalized</span> <span word="sections">sections</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span>. "<span word="Pranks">Pranks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prankster">prankster</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poking">poking</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span>," <span word="Boskin">Boskin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="playful">playful</span> <span word="pranks">pranks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meanness">meanness</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verge">verge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bullying">bullying</span>, <span word="Fine">Fine</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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