Nice to see so many familiar names on the Tech 30 under 30 list, congrats to Dan Siroker from Optimizely, Anthony from Kaggle and Darian. (Disclosure: I was on the list last year).
People can't be happy with their accomplishments?
Building the business that gets you on the list is an accomplishment. After that, getting picked just means you know the right people. It's a derivative accomplishment that, on its own, has zero meaning or value.
Be proud of the thing you built, not the social noise surrounding "cool kids" lists. Who gives a shit? Do something cool, and take pride in that.