An angel, a demon, and a human walk into a cafe. The angel says, "I'd like to buy pizza for the house; it's the right thing to do." The human says, "I'd like that, too, but realistically, we can't afford it." The demon, meanwhile, has already emptied the cash register and sabotaged the jukebox. Although there's no punchline to this joke, there are parallels to Freud's view of the organization of the mind. Can you correctly identify those parallels?

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The demon represents the id, which is driven by basic urges and desires without considering morality or social norms. The human represents the ego, which tries to realistically meet the desires of the id within the constraints of the external world. The angel represents the super-ego, which aims to act according to moral ideals and societal rules.

An Angel, a Demon, and a Human Walk into a Cafe