Remember the ugly duckling? The misfit， ostracised by all， that grew up to be the most admired bird on the planet? Remember how this fable was always trotted out when you were a child， to suggest that although you had no friends at school， no special talents， and pimples all over your face， you would one day reveal your true glory and put in the shade all those snooty kids who had previously shunned your company?