Collective evil

Group dynamics can turn for the worse even if nobody in the group is antisocial or only a small portion is.

This is due to emergent group behaviors

My personal social skills
I’m good at making first impressions

But I can’t be accepted by groups. I feel I’m basically doomed to failure in this regard. Although this is specifically a North American thing

I can develop and maintain long term friendships with people. If I somehow sidestep the group part then I’m good

I'm seemingly managing to sidestep school socializing altogether and meeting people irl in different circumstances