<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Belonging is powerful because exclusion once... > Belonging is powerful because exclusion once carried survival consequences for social mammals. Modern embarrassment may be materially small, yet the nervous system can react as though refusal by the group threatens safety itself. **Source:** [[livestreams/Prelude to Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create - Workbook|Prelude to Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Belonging is powerful because exclusion once carried survival consequences for social mammals. Modern embarrassment may be materially small, yet the nervous system can react as though refusal by the group threatens safety itself.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-belonging-powerful-exclusion-threatens-safety-itself ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->