In real life with real people that are around me, there is no group. In my mind, I'm sort of in the group of people who are non-religious and also the group of people who are intellectuals/seekers/creators. I feel a sense of connection with those people, even if I don't know them personally. When I was a teenager, I was in a stoner or druggie group, and that probably had a pretty big impact on my identity at the time. I'm glad I'm not as stupid as I was back then.
What groups are you a part of that serve as a significant part of your identity?
In general I don't identify with any groups. However I do define myself with words like "artist" or "INTP", and those are terms that a large group of people can also use to define themselves...in their own subjective way.
But I don't feel that any organized group(s) geared for a specific purpose could identify me.
The middle-class youth of today.
(..)people who are intellectuals/seekers/creators. I feel a sense of connection with those people, even if I don't know them personally.(..)
I think you need to be a tad more specific by group. Social group?Age group?Ethnic group?
There's different criteria for groups.
Nothing that is outside of me forms any part of my identity
I don't agree with that at all. We are influenced by our environment, we're not entirely defined by it but we can't deny the varying degree of influence it has on people.
As a matter of fact here's an example, embracing individualism is common practice in Western culture and isn't where I come from.
Does "Do your own thing!" ring a bell to you? To not conform and rebel is the norm.
Look at universities, they want to know what sets you apart from the rest and what makes you unique, what makes you stand out as an individual.
Nobody would even think of asking this to a student where I come from and maybe even in other cultures.
I think you need to be a tad more specific by group. Social group?Age group?Ethnic group?
There's different criteria for groups.
Nothing that is outside of me forms any part of my identity
I don't agree with that at all. We are influenced by our environment, we're not entirely defined by it but we can't deny the varying degree of influence it has on people.
As a matter of fact here's an example, embracing individualism is common practice in Western culture and isn't where I come from.
Does "Do your own thing!" ring a bell to you? To not conform and rebel is the norm.
Look at universities, they want to know what sets you apart from the rest and what makes you unique, what makes you stand out as an individual.
Nobody would even think of asking this to a student where I come from and maybe even in other cultures.