The meme repurposes the age‑old to mediate a digital affective economy . By foregrounding “love” alongside angelic imagery, creators invoke an elevated emotional register that legitimises personal sharing and communal bonding. This aligns with Kinsella’s (2013) assertion that angels function as “cultural translators” between the sacred and the mundane.
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