huono_ekonomi comments on The Nature of Offense - Less Wrong

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Comment author: huono_ekonomi 24 July 2009 07:30:53AM *  5 points [-]

In Impro, Johnstone (mentioned by jajvirta below) actual defines friendship as relationship where we can play with status more freely without retaliation, for example by joking.

He compares this to when dogs play catch, always switching pursuer and pursued roles in the middle of the play. Of course dogs can both play catch, and really pursue prey.