It’s probably one of the many useful functions of the court jester :)
It’s useful until the jester gains a reputation as someone whose views shouldn’t be taken seriously, at which point the jester’s dissent may begin to have the opposite effect.
This can be countered, the emperor can occasionally take the jester’s side, and the jester can hide serious views behind a mask of silliness.
It’s probably one of the many useful functions of the court jester :)
It’s useful until the jester gains a reputation as someone whose views shouldn’t be taken seriously, at which point the jester’s dissent may begin to have the opposite effect.
This can be countered, the emperor can occasionally take the jester’s side, and the jester can hide serious views behind a mask of silliness.