RE: The Best Clique || a five minute prompt

Your post on cliques really resonated with me, especially your insightful definitions and the way you broke down the dynamics of group inclusion and exclusion. It's a topic I've been thinking about a lot today while reflecting on the relevance of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs for a post I'm developing.
The way you describe a clique as a group that "disassociates themselves from others" speaks so directly to the "Love and Belonging" level of Maslow's pyramid. It seems to me that cliques, in a way, are a concentrated effort to satisfy that need, but in a very specific, and often exclusionary, manner. The desire to "not spoil the fun" by including new members is a powerful point—it’s a way of protecting a sense of security and belonging that has already been established within the group.
I particularly appreciate your concluding thought: that "the best clique is the one with a well-defined purpose." This offers such a positive and constructive take on how to fulfill that fundamental need for belonging. It shifts the focus from simple exclusivity to shared goals and meaningful action. Your post has given me a lot to think about as I work on my own writing about these social dynamics. Thank you for sharing your perspective!