The thing is, Harvard has "cool" institutions (at least relatively) and the Finals Clubs just are not in that category. Maybe they were 60 years ago, but they had become relics. The only thing cool about them was that they were maximally exclusive, and represented a previous model of American aristocracy that was already moribund. That's why the Winklevoss Twins are such comic figures. They are entirely out of touch.
What's wrong with Mark Zuckerberg (the character) is that he doesn't want to be cool, he wants to win. He resents Eduardo for "beating" him by getting into the Phoenix. What matters is winning, and to be fair to him, that's what Harvard is all about. It's about having things that other people don't. And while most Harvard students who I know, once they got there, accepted that they were going to be the middle of the class within the top of the class, some people have something wrong with them and they can't stop.
What's wrong with Mark Zuckerberg (the character) is that he doesn't want to be cool, he wants to win. He resents Eduardo for "beating" him by getting into the Phoenix. What matters is winning, and to be fair to him, that's what Harvard is all about. It's about having things that other people don't. And while most Harvard students who I know, once they got there, accepted that they were going to be the middle of the class within the top of the class, some people have something wrong with them and they can't stop.