&gt;<i>These are kids who have no ability to measure their own worth in any realistic way—either you are on top of the world, or you are worthless. And that kind of all-or-nothing mentality really pervades the whole system.</i><p>Replace <i>kids</i> with <i>founders</i> and it&#x27;s still just as true. Coincidentally, many Ivy League grads end up starting startups.