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Getting older doesn't guarantee that you will grow out of your social awkwardness

We're well into the Age of the Personal Brand Gospel. Accepting that fact makes things like this easier to understand.[1] You may want to pick up a copy of Infinite Jest to help guide your transition.

[1]: Yes, still weird.

'Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.' - DFW (from IJ)

Weird for anyone else, yes. For him it's just a networking front.