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When friend groups lose intimacy to performance dynamics

Our book club of six friends started as a way to stay connected but it's become this weird competitive intellectual space where people perform having read the book and I don't know how to bring back the intimacy we were actually looking for.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire for connection can be unconsciously subverted by social patterns that prioritize image over genuine encounter.

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