Hey do any one gets this ok why do people join gangs?

Ppl join gangs for "respect" popularity protection and Bc at one point they felt lonely... It's hard to b raise in a neighborhood where ur the victim or no one pays attencion to u or ur jus no one at school or when u go home there any to ask or even care how did it went at school..... It may sound a stupid reasons y to join or even joining a gang but until u haven't gone trought it u won't know y exactly ppl join gangs