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One of the biggest mistakes we made in American society after World War II is we put eros, or romantic love, on a pedestal as the only real love, and thatβs such a tragic mistake. I largely blame Freudian psychology for that, which sexualized everything.
Philia, or the brotherly love of friendship, is just as important and integral to society, not because of its utility or usefulness, but as a good in and of itself.