Can consistently ignoring someone make them feel isolated and marginalized, even if it's unintentional?
Can consistently ignoring someone make them feel isolated and marginalized, even if it's unintentional?
user
Yes, ignoring someone can make them feel isolated and marginalized, even if it is unintentional. Not responding to an individual or failing to recognize their presence in a group setting can be a powerful form of exclusion and sends the message that they are not considered part of the group.

17.5 Experiential
17.5a Instruction: Explore this photo for at least 1 minute and tell what you observe in the picture.  
The photo shows a deserted beach with white sand and azure sea water with ships offshore, some slightly overcast clouds in the blue sky. Sunlight sparkles on the waves crests creating sparkles on reflection giving depth perception like three dimensional picture that draw attention . No visible life forms , just silent stillness, very peaceful scenery . Shells from different animals dotting around gives evidence on earlier visit of creatures here and few drifted plastic floating near shoreline indicates some human influence recently present here.. Further looking into far distant horizon hints possible storm surges have been happening during current recent days..
assistant
Can consistently ignoring someone make them feel isolated and marginalized, even if it's unintentional?
user
Yes, consistently ignoring someone can make them feel isolated and marginalized, even if it's unintentional. This is especially true for those who have experienced previous ostracism or social exclusion and have the related emotions lodged deep in their memory banks. Being ignored by people one might otherwise expect to count as peers can trigger such feelings and create a sense of helplessness and loneliness.
assistant