Pretend for just a moment that you are the lead act in a circus clown show. You are fully aware of what people find funny, how they react to exaggerated antics, and the impressions they form while watching the interlude between main acts under the big tent. You know how to get them to laugh, how to poke fun, how to turn awkwardness into comedy. Your band of misfits—your fellow clowns—are nothing if not consistent. They come across exactly as you would expect. Overdressed, overly dramatic, a bit chaotic. You worry. You wring your hands. You obsess over every detail—timing, props, facial expressions. But when the show is over and the audience files out, there is not much you can do to change what they remember.