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The highest form of friendship can communicate exclusively in memes.
What the Greeks called "philia" refers to that affectionate recognition of the self in others, and much of meme culture is organized around the recognition of the self through moral friction. By presenting memes to others we are able to confess our troubles, our self-concepts, and refer these to trusted others for aesthetic evaluation. The totality expresses that play drive building through moral striving.

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