Because "community" is a bit of a misnomer here. We are talking career development, not book clubs. I can afford being excluded from a book club but I need to m

Because "community" is a bit of a misnomer here. We are talking career development, not book clubs. I can afford being excluded from a book club but I need to make money. As such, I can't afford to be excluded from career-making-or-breaking networking groups, conferences etc.