Frustration with group work

This is my first post, hello!!
I know I’m definitely not the only person who suffers mentally when I have schoolwork with people in groups, but I definitely want to get it out because it’s so frustrating.

Whenever I am put in a group with people from my class I just know I’ll get a bad grade. I’m seriously so upset whenever I’m the only one actually interested in doing the work, it’s even worse when they have friends there. I don’t speak much, I’d rather listen to what they’re saying to gather information about their lives so I have more material to work with, but obviously I can’t help that little thing much, but I digress. But sometimes when I speak up and say “hey what do you think about this?” The common reply is “you’re actually doing the work?” and that is oh so bizarre to me, because yes, I DI want to do the work. Why don’t you?

I feel like half of the time the people around me are seriously ignorant to the bigger issues. It’s especially hard when I’m in a group with boys because I know they will belittle me and use AI to do the work. If it’s some long term project I would like for everyone to do their work, but they just don’t. I usually prefer to work with loners and people who don’t have much to do hedonism and worldly stuff, but seems to me half the population is an extrovert bastard.

I’d like to recall something that happened in literature class: we had to analyse Romeo from Romeo and Juliet, which I was very excited for since I adore literature. Everyone’s answers were quite literally the same, it was because they were ai generated. I got praise from my teacher since I basically gave the only proper answer that came from the creases of my own brain. I almost got all points but I needed better evidence, so I was pleased about the criticism. But then my little ai group had to reply to other questions about the whole thing and our points got better, but I was disappointed. Not because of the points, though, because they used ai to get them. I was quite sad if anything.

I just wonder— why not do research? Why take the easy way out? Is gathering knowledge really not fun to many?

I feel like an outsider, a very unique person without trying, but then again, why would I let that get to me much? I only get upset when it’s group work, if I’m alone giving answers, then that’s better. Working alone is always better, I feel. Teamwork makes the dreamwork my ass.

Any other INTJs feel free to share your experience with group work, I’d be happy to read them!!