I don't have a strong need to be able to identify with in-group on an emotional level. It's not a strength nor weakness, nor is it a virtue. However, being able to identify with a group or to be part of a group is something I understand and can appreciate the benefits of when I think about it, as in the past I have accidentally become tangled up with potentially dangerous people simply because I was the only one there who wasn't belonging to a protective group.
It's like being a free radical in chemistry. If you're not inked up with a group already and you're just floating around by yourself, there's a risk that you'll end up with someone attached to you that would be better to not have attached to you.
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