And in that situation, when I finally speak up for myself, when I say “Please don’t ask me to do that,” it happens once again: I’m told that I’m mistaken. I can do it! All I need to do ...

For many years I followed a no-new-friends ethos, one that became cemented in popular culture with the 2013 release of the track “No New Friends” by DJ Khaled, featuring Drake, Rick Ross and ...