Yep. I personally think this is a product of post-tribal civilisation, really. There was a time where you basically were part of the group by necessity, because you and the other people are the only ones who exist - These would be groups that existed and persisted in some form for years, decades, centuries.
But now, groups are very transient, borne from fast, fleeting interactions, and it’s essentially inevitable that you will be part of many groups where you’re not an integral ‘part’ of it. My experience is this is just a numbers game, whack yourself into enough groups and at some point you will slide into being an ‘integral’ part. Sucks, and is typically harder to achieve with neurodivergence, but it is something everyone faces to some degree or another.
Yep. I personally think this is a product of post-tribal civilisation, really. There was a time where you basically were part of the group by necessity, because you and the other people are the only ones who exist - These would be groups that existed and persisted in some form for years, decades, centuries.
But now, groups are very transient, borne from fast, fleeting interactions, and it’s essentially inevitable that you will be part of many groups where you’re not an integral ‘part’ of it. My experience is this is just a numbers game, whack yourself into enough groups and at some point you will slide into being an ‘integral’ part. Sucks, and is typically harder to achieve with neurodivergence, but it is something everyone faces to some degree or another.