A New Yorker and his teenage daughter arrive at a Hamptons beach with a temporary permit. After walking past other beachgoers to find a secluded spot, the narrator sets up an umbrella. A shirtless man in a white bucket hat with zinc on his nose confronts them, claiming the spot is directly in front of him. The narrator quips that the man is attractive, drawing people to him. The man insists on "spatial awareness," while the narrator recalls the recent collapse of the "Situational Awareness" hedge fund and billionaire Ken Griffin's expensive Central Park South apartment. The man's wife gestures for the narrator to ignore the conflict. Flustered, the narrator decides to leave rather than engage in a shouting match, reflecting that fights often have the seeds of friendship.

Ken Griffin

Situational Awareness

Hamptons beach

Central Park South