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Never happened in my friend groups.
I just don't make friends with assholes, never had this issue. >

That just sounds like your friend groups broski. I've never had that problem. >

This is just a sad, sad perspective to have. >

Yeah you’re generalising way too much here. What you describing is the internal workings of school friendships groups, but they don’t necessarily pertain to adult friendships.
Also it sounds like your projecting from past friendships, so it could just be you and who you choose to be your friend.
I’ve had small friend groups but they have lasted. >

r/flatwrongopinions >

Although I am not aware of the extent of the bullying you or others have gone through. My friend group talks shut about everyone in the friend group no one is safe, but every single one of them I'd give my life for >

Sounds more like your group has a fair amount of issues. Most of my groups are at least 3-6 people all together and we all get along just fine. >

One of my groups unofficially excommunicated a guy because he was antivax and somewhat of a conspiracy nutter. I still keep in touch with him through a concentric friend group. >

To me it just sounds like you have bad friends >

Each person in the group has an independent relationship with every other person, maybe some of those connections are toxic but not enough to split the group.
Also echoing everyone else, once you get out of highschool there is very little drive to maintain relationships with people you don't like. >

If it is only 2 people, it isn’t a group, it’s just friends. 
You need at least 3 people for a friend group..