"Literally no benefit" for Premades in the New Honor System? @Chipteck @Riot

Directly from the Honor FAQ

"Can I game the system and boost to level 5 by constantly playing with a premade and honoring each other every game?"

"That’s a great idea. Luckily, we’ve broken a few systems in our day, too. So we specifically built Honor so potential exploits like this give you (and your friend) literally no benefit." - Chipteck

My question is if I ALWAYS play with 4 people on my friends list, do none of our votes matter and we won't get anywhere in the new system? Just wondering if literally in this instance actually means literally. If that's true and I play in a 4 man premade, do none of our votes matter weightwise and it'd be pointless to honor anyone except the random 5th?

I'm really excited for the new honor initiative, but I tend to play with either a 5 man or 4 man premade. This isn't a HEHEHEHE HOW CAN I SCAM THE SYSTEM question, but the way the answer was worded makes it seem like you have to pick between playing with your friends and getting no honor level growth (which is important in this new system since you can't get the capsules at the starting level).

Just looking for clarification from the writer or anyone from Riot, really. Thank you ahead of time. <3