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What does it mean?
The speaker refuses to join a group that would accept someone like him.
In plain terms
I will not belong to a club that accepts me.
What can you take from it?
Do not join groups that lower their standards to include you.

Where it applies

  • job application
  • membership
  • social rejection

Putting it to work

  • reject low standards
  • trust instincts

Questions to consider

  • What standards matter to you?
  • Do you belong or leave?

Another view

It might be used to avoid genuine rejection.

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