I feel you and I will not be able to add much to the comment. Thanks.
For me, I enjoy exploring all groups rather than avoiding all as it gives me insights into myself that I am unlikely to see without that mirror, or miss as I look elsewhere.
Indeed, group membership itself is quite a silly idea for anyone wanting individuality but I think that if the group is filled with truly individual thinkers and can be maintained on that uniqueness, it may be quite the reference group.
Personally though, I am tired of people pushing their agenda expecting no resistance to heavily flawed positions. It is like you say, part of their feelings of entitlement. When the next great war or depression comes, it is going to destroy many minds who grew up thinking they have already faced adversity.
All upvotes have value and are appreciated. :)
That is why I love posting on Steemit. We are all individuals. I've never seen any of you and probably never will, and yet we can network and find deep thinkers and uncover so much more useful information than solo research ever can, even with the data power of the Internet. I suppose we will in time affect each other's way of thinking and eventually form some sort of consensus, more or less, but the more thinkers arrive into our little universe, the more it and we will evolve. That's a wonderful thing!