It is not just about being a linguistic group, linguistic groups mean shit irl, look at Hungary - finnic language, does it have anything in common with Finland or Estonia culturally or historically? No, ofc not.

Estonia has a lot more in common with Latvia than with Finland, ofc, nobody forces you to perceive yourself, but most Estonians will agree, that they feel a part of Baltic States, it doesn't represent suffering, it represent how nations, that suffered, can become succesful, fight for their freedom and win, eventually.

You, my friend, have more in common with us. Ofc, you can try and be a part of "Finnic" world, but you have not that much in common with them.

Who do you think coops more? Estonia and Finland or Baltic States? Ofc Baltic States. Who fought for freedom alongside you? Ofc us.

You may try to distance us from yourself, maybe you view us as "lower tier", but I don't care about that, just acknowledge that yes, we have more in common with Baltics.