There's a point, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
There are lot of examples in history books where the douchebaginess of the victor is in no part diminished.
Ok, I'm guessing I'll get chewed out for ignorance and amateurism, but alas:
Put two Auto Assassins from Short Stuff into the ground a while back. I didn't care much about yield-optimization or reading all the books before - I figured I'd learn by doing. I only wanted enough of a harvest to...