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Friendships Form via Shared Context, Not Shared Activities
People at some level have this intrinsic desire to be understood and belong and feel like they belong with the people around them.
Mark Zuckerberg • The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Mark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More (#582)
Affiliation: The questions that someone who cares about affiliation asks himself and those around him: Who knows you? Who trusts you? Have you made things better? What is your circle like? Where do you stand within the tribe? Can’t we all get along?
Seth Godin • This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See
Communities : the human race demands them, needs them. Belonging is fundamental.
Douglas Atkin • Amazon.com. Spend less. Smile more.
Human beings can’t help it: we need to belong.
Seth Godin • Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
As you meet and authentically connect with a greater number of people, you expand your social skills and confidence. You go from feeling lonely and threatened to feeling part of the group.