There are the few that post, and the hundreds that just read.
Of the few that post, some are just fine, and some are
jerks in a circle, pulling for or on each other. I know which group of
'some' that I'm in, and I'm just fine with it.
Your small clique' of jerks and the peer pressure that's exerted doesn't affect me one way or the other. Mostly, I'm in a group of one, cause I've never needed the
'boyz in the hood' to carry my water...
'I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees' is not a new concept to me. Where I grew up, volunteering to go to VN was taking a break...