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I noticed two currents along these lines in my life:
On the one hand, I had problems relating to people while growing up. I have the impression that during high school I was reasonably respected among those who knew me (I heard this from several sources), but it felt that there was some gap that I couldn't fathom how to cross.
On the other hand, over the years I've had multiple people swear to me that they knew someone else exactly like me, to the point where they claimed talking to me felt like talking to this other individual.
My conclusion is that my mind is unusual enough to be isolated, yet common enough to fit an identifiable mold and have several doppelgangers scattered about. No solace in being a special snowflake.
whenever I have tried to chase up after people who say I remind them of someone "exactly like me" it seems to be more significantly physical appearance more than personality but the nearness on both levels was what made people say something. Nearness but also not very near. Yet to find someone particularly close of thinking.
Minds are clustered in mindspace.