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This meme is a humorous take on the idea that humans are the first species to have a culture that is self-aware and has a sense of "cultural" or "civilized" status. The meme uses a quote from Margaret Mead, an anthropologist, to highlight the idea that humans are not the first species to have a culture, and that we are not the first species to have a "cultural" or "civilized" status. The text of the meme reads: "We are the first species to have a culture. We are the first species to have a culture that is self-aware and has a sense of "cultural" or "civilized" status."

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