How David Wong Sees The World

David Wong is the editor of Cracked.com and the author of the horror-comedy novel John Dies at the End. His Cracked articles are a little more philosophical than their average fare; deliberately or not, they reveal a lot about how he sees the world. His views are pretty interesting - they synthesize into a pretty cohesive whole more than I agree with them, but I'm starting to agree with them more than I'd admit to myself. You'll see what I mean.

7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable

http://www.cracked.com/article_15231_7-reasons-21st-century-making-you-miserable.html

Sample Quote:
"An insult is just someone who hates you making a noise to indicate their hatred. A barking dog. Criticism is someone trying to help you, by telling you something about yourself that you were a little too comfortable not knowing. Tragically, there are now a whole lot of people who never have those conversations. The interventions, the brutal honesty, the, "you know, everybody's pissed off because of what you said last night, but nobody wants to say anything because they're afraid of you," sort of conversations...E-mail and texting are awesome tools for avoiding that level of honesty."

The 10 Most Important Things They Didn't Teach You In School

http://www.cracked.com/article_18611_the-10-most-important-things-they-didnt-teach-you-in-school.html

Sample Quote:
"Some of you guys who grew up on The Matrix still fantasize about beating the shit out of a street full of thugs in a fight that looks like a choreographed dance. Oh, there are guys out there capable of kicking ass. They're called criminals. They're good at fighting because they have poor impulse control and anger management, and thus are constantly getting into fights. If you, on the other hand, are going to be civilized and successful parents and homeowners and taxpayers, the odds are overwhelming you will not ever be good at fighting."

How 'The Karate Kid' Ruined The Modern World

http://www.cracked.com/article_18544_how-the-karate-kid-ruined-modern-world.html

Sample Quote:
"We have a vague idea in our head of the 'price' of certain accomplishments, how difficult it should be to get a degree, or succeed at a job, or stay in shape, or raise a kid, or build a house. And that vague idea is almost always catastrophically wrong."

5 Reasons The Future Will Be Ruled By B.S.

http://www.cracked.com/article_18817_5-reasons-future-will-be-ruled-by-b.s..html

Sample Quote:
"Next to my water is a green bottle of Excedrin. Sure, the generic store brand is identical right down to the molecule, but I paid twice as much for the name brand because this is Excedrin here. The Headache Medicine. It's sitting on top of a statement from the bank showing where they automatically deducted my mortgage payment... for a $5.00 'transaction fee.'"