Remember those A-listers in high school who treated you like a piece of furniture? They probably hurt your feelings, but you licked your wounds by telling yourself that you’d eventually be more successful. After all, you were a top student who took a ridiculous load of A.P. classes, devoted untold hours to Model U.N., and won buckets of debate trophies. Meanwhile, the most challenging thing they did was plan for homecoming.

Too bad life isn’t always just. It turns out that unless you’re nerd extraordinaire Mark Zuckerberg, those who are less socially-adept lose out to the popular kids in the game of life.