No, I don't think the author does. About society I won't try to defend any opinion. The author would, I think, agree with me that the purpose of life is indepen

No, I don't think the author does. About society I won't try to defend any opinion. The author would, I think, agree with me that the purpose of life is independent of "success" by any visible metric, and that a deep dedication to doing what is right comes in large part from not valuing success in and of itself. Better to be a lieutenant that does the right thing and reports war crimes violations than to keep silent and hope to be a General who can successfully change the system.