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How community groups handle unequal participation and social dynamics

Our neighborhood book club started as a way to connect but it's become this thing where the same three people dominate every discussion and the rest of us sit there politely, and I don't know how to address it without seeming like I'm attacking people who are just enthusiastic.

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