Huddled Social Raptures (HSRs) often produce social non-recognition of those outside the circle.

身内で仲睦まじく楽しんでいる人たちは、そこから弾かれた人びとのことに思い到ったりはしないものだ。そこに属しない人は、「相手にされない」ならまだマシで、実際には、もはや存在しないも同然。

People who are having a good time in a close-knit group rarely think about those who have been excluded from it. For those who don’t belong, being “ignored” is actually the better outcome; in reality, it’s as if they don’t even exist.