I'd agree with you if human worth was measured by how many zeros appear on your bank statement. Thankfully, it isn't.

Are you sure? Okay say you found out about Renaissance at 14--were you really going to spend the next decade and a half of your life working towards getting into and then completing a Phd in physics or math from a prestigious program just for the chance to interview at Renaissance?

I can relate.

I received an offer from Two Sigma, then failed the background check because of something seven years earlier.

If I had known just how much that event would end up costing me.