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What does it mean?
A group can be united not by love but by shared isolation, creating a void that consumes everything around it.
In plain terms
Sometimes people come together because they are lonely, and that loneliness makes everything else disappear.
What can you take from it?
Shared loneliness can create a destructive dynamic.

Where it applies

  • dysfunctional families
  • toxic friendships
  • closed groups

Putting it to work

  • recognize toxic group dynamics
  • seek healthy connection

Questions to consider

  • How does loneliness affect group behavior?
  • Can shared pain ever heal?

Another view

The metaphor of a black hole is poetic but not literally precise.

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