Volume CXLVIII - "There Will Be Blood: The Mythology of Hollow Victory"
Key Themes:
- Success built on emptiness leads to empty success
- Ambition without architecture creates hollow achievement
- Daniel Plainview as the archetype of ruthless effectiveness with zero fulfillment
Main Arguments:
- The way you build success determines what success feels like
- Building for conquest rather than creation leaves you with nothing worth having
- Victory without purpose is elaborate suicide
Takeaway: Optimize for internal satisfaction and contribution, not just external metrics and competition.