Having a backstory of struggle and hardship (being an underdog) has become such a required trope in any story of business or artistic success, that in 2020 Those that don’t have one, tend to exaggerate the struggle from some relatively minor or common circumstance.
Also the trope in which the underdog gets rejected by their crush ("Facebook") and then go on to create a billion dollar company. "He was a sk8er boi, she said, “See you later, boy” He wasn't good enough for her" Sk8r Boi is the parable of our times.