Ended up at a rooftop mixer in the Seaport last month where everyone introduced themselves as "disruptors" and "thought leaders" while I held an $18 gin tonic and wondered if the shrimp were previously frozen. Some guy in Allbirds asked what I "build" and I said "I build fades that last three weeks and confidence that lasts longer," and the silence that followed was heavier than my work bag on a double-shift Saturday. Should've known better than to wear dress shoes to a party where nobody knows