Is continued membership of the local group at all necessary for the career? Ultimately if you don’t like people, you probably don’t want to network with them to have the best possible chance of working alongside them. I know some EA cause areas are niche, but I think there are generally more people working in them who won’t be attending your local group than are, and ultimately developing your technical skill and getting good references from your colleagues is going to matter more.
Is continued membership of the local group at all necessary for the career? Ultimately if you don’t like people, you probably don’t want to network with them to have the best possible chance of working alongside them. I know some EA cause areas are niche, but I think there are generally more people working in them who won’t be attending your local group than are, and ultimately developing your technical skill and getting good references from your colleagues is going to matter more.