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Girl about friends, Taylor Swift was pictured on Instagram helpfully demonstrating the benefits of being liked. Namely, as girl gang member Ellie Goulding described it, being able to "bloody CHILL." What does that even mean? Nothing and everything at once. Tea and champagne. Warm smiles and cold stares. Something like, friendship goals.