I don’t like joining groups. The reason appears straightforward. The groups and organizations that I would like to join are generally related to skills that I’ve practiced for years. But I’m only twenty-four, with a single degree and just a few lines on my resume. I usually don’t receive the level of respect, and the concomitant autonomy, that I need. I’m faced with the choice of remaining in the group, limited by my junior station, or leaving—free to sprint unshackled to the very limits of my intelligence and tenacity.