Do you (feel) you belong to a certain group?

I think there will always be groups of people, cultures, beliefs systems etc. We are all from different walks of life and that will never change. There is a vast amount of differences between peoples of the world, young, old, rich, poor, language and social standing. Unfortunately skin color and ethnicity will be factors as well.

J. Krishnamurti said groups were inherently violent.

I am definitely part of a group. I grew up part of a repressed minority as a gay man, and I am now a proud activist working for equality for my group.

I am a Christian, yet I am horrified by some things Christian groups say and do.
I am an economic moderate, but I am outraged by many suggestions by most groups.
I am a Constitutionalist, and yet I am repelled by the nonsense spewed by many claiming to be Constitutionalists.
I don’t see myself as a member of any group.
In the words of the great philosopher Popeye, “I yam what I yam.”

No, never was and never will be…I am independant and think for myself .
Non conformist, individualist.

Individualist meaning:
“an advocate of a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control.”
Anthony Bourdain was a good example of non conformist ( and activist for socail justice).

Groups are pretty much unavoidable. We’re social animals

I am a group of one.

Not really, no.
I do not own any Starfleet Uniforms, so I am not really a Trekkie.
I do not own any Dakimakura, so I am not really a Weeb.
I do not own a fursuit, so I am not really a Furry.
I am not a member of any communist party, so I can not call myself a true communist.
Though I suppose as a German I am a part of the one true Master Race.

I always say I’m not a “joiner” meaning I don’t like the feeling of exclusive clubs or anything that feels like us and them. When I’m inside a place of worship I get that feeling and it’s uncomfortable. I also didn’t join a sorority in school, and overall just not drawn to that sort of thing.

I do however identify with some groups. Jewish, female, American, to name a few. I think most people identify with one group or another, and studies show it can be a means to being successful. It also helps create social networks, which are useful in many ways. I’m not exclusive at all in terms of the groups I identify with. Everyone is welcome.

I’ve always moved between groups, even back to K-12 I wasn’t in a specific clique, but rather got a long with everyone. I always felt welcome, I was invited to parties, but not really inside of any of the groups. The truth is I wasn’t comfortable with them in the group setting. They were often doing things that didn’t interest me.

I don’t like groups & I don’t like labels…BOTH leads to misunderstandings whether intentional or not!!!

There is no way we could eliminate all groups. Some groups are inherited and some require active participation. For instance, tall/short, fat/thin, black/white are groups you get placed in though no active participation on your part. Other groups such as joining a club, require some action on your part and typically require some shared interest. In either case, it doesn’t mean you agree with everything the other members of the group believe. I’m an old white guy but I know some old white guys that I have virtually nothing in common with. Nonetheless, I can’t abdicate membership.

In my mind, a group is merely more than a few people with something in common. So yes, I’m a member of a lot of groups without actually having joined any.

On a few different levels, I feel I’m a member of some groups.

In my community, I’m a mom and so the moms tend to help each other out as far as sharing information about school, helping each other out with driving each others’ kids to activities, etc. Parents groups on Facebook help with this.

With the moms, I used to say there were the moms who work and the moms who don’t work. Moms who work tended to be not as involved in activities (coaching sports, leading Girl Scouts, volunteering at school, driving each others kids around to activities). Moms who didn’t work tended to be more involved, knew each other better, would meet for coffee, Yoga, at the gym, etc. The pandemic blended that a little, as more people are remote now so the line is not so black and white as far as “commute to work vs. stay home and not work.”

I was a member of a union for decades at work and I was in the union leadership for about 10 years. Through those labor organizations, I was politically involved, attending rallies, helping politicians with their campaigns, etc.

Now I’m retired and in some seniors’ groups in the community, even though I am not technically a senior citizen. The groups have expanded their age for eligibility so I qualify in that way.

I’m white, middle class, middle age female so there are a few groups I may identify with.