When you're explaining your career to family members:

"I'm a sophisticated financial markets analyst with deep expertise in forecasting systemic risks..."

Reality check though? You're literally just betting on prediction markets, reading the odds, and hoping the algorithm doesn't wreck you next week. There's something funny about the disconnect between how it sounds at the dinner table versus what you're actually doing at 2 AM scrolling through market probabilities.

The prediction market space keeps blurring these lines—sometimes you feel like a analyst, sometimes you feel like you're just gambling with extra steps and better data. Either way, family questions get awkward real quick.