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by daneel_w 1398 days ago
It's immaturity, if you will. Wanting to set oneself aside as a bit better than others, and the harsh group mechanics of building constellations with a select few through exclusions of others, is a social behavior of growing up. Almost every kid and teenager will partake in it or at the least experience it.

I don't know child psychology, but if I were to guess it's a manifestation of "survival of the fittest".