Six Harsh Truths Which Will Make You A Better Person

SublimeScholar · 2015-12-24T21:26:02+00:00

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/

This is where the article was originally published. The original article has subtitled pictures that act as jokes/clarifiers for some of Wong's points.

Anyways, I love this! Wong understands the world. It doesn't matter how kind, polite, and nice you are if you have nothing to offer the world. Investing in yourself and making yourself useful are necessary if you want to be respected by others.

To turn yourself into the kind of person that girls want to be with, you're going to have to change. Change requires effort and sacrifice. Unless you really want it, it is not going to happen.

I read this when I was 15 and it inspired me to improve myself :)

farazormal · 2015-12-25T02:23:19+00:00

YOU WON'T BELIEVE NUMBER 6!!!

YaBoyBigSpooky · 2015-12-25T03:39:14+00:00

I think I should quit being a bitch and start reading all those posts I have in my saved section, the posts where everybody improves themselves and enjoy life.

circlhat · 2015-12-25T00:07:41+00:00

You hate yourself because you don’t do anything

False , you hate yourself because you believe you have to be something to please someone else. I was making 6 figures a year, had a house , car and still hated myself.

It seem as men we are only allowed introspection everything is your fault and you have to improve is the message sent to men, its a awful message because even if you succeed you still haven't done what is needed to be happy and that is simply love yourself for who you are and if you just do that you will improve in ways you never thought.

Spore2012 · 2015-12-25T05:53:41+00:00

TL;DR your brain makes you bad, get some grit, work hard, gain some status, and shit starts falling at you.

This is why the age old "When you aren't looking for a good relationship is when you find one." is correct, people (especially women) are attracted to success/passion, and status. Generally that comes from working on yourself when you are focused on that and nothing else.

Sir_Psycho_Sexy_ · 2015-12-24T22:58:00+00:00

Alec Baldwin was nominated for an Oscar for that movie and that’s the only scene he’s in

nope

nobody2000 · 2015-12-25T05:33:16+00:00

Hey cool. This was my first front page post (before the author updated it). One of the top of this sub.

The timing is perfect on this one. The new year starts in a few days. Let this article sink in. Study it and understand what you can do now, tomorrow, and later into the future to be better at everything you do.

whitewater09 · 2015-12-24T23:05:09+00:00

That was super awesome, especially as someone who's been focusing on creation > consumption lately.

A_Suffering_Panda · 2015-12-25T08:02:10+00:00

Link to the real article, why should this website get paid for what Wong wrote?

Also, this is literally on the sidebar, since its #10 on all time top posts, which is a sidebar link.

These points combined make me think youre either a karma whore, or you posted the article to brightside.me and are getting the ad revenue. If you want to repost links, 1. use the right link, and 2. make it a self post

punjabbawockee · 2015-12-25T16:23:32+00:00

Almost wrote this off because I found section 5 was off base. The work/job analogy gave me the impression that Wong had narrow view of the world in which a person's only value was their economic value. However, after reading further, I see Wong is talking about something much broader. I won't try to paraphrase the entire article, because I simply won't do it justice, so instead I'll say this: just keep reading.

FloobyBadoop · 2015-12-25T08:22:20+00:00

I don't like this article. It's written in a style that's meant to be provocative so it receives attention, which is how pretty much every clickbaity, buzzfeed-esque article, such as the ones on Cracked, are written.

It does have a certain genius, though. He could have said everything he did here in a way that was friendly and non-confrontational, but this wouldn't get people to pay attention to the article. Instead, he makes is accusatory, backs it up with a line from a famous movie, then basically says "I know you're thinking of a knee-jerk negative reaction, and doing that means your just like the losers I'm making hyperboles of in this article."

He then goes on the pre-emptively shut-down any attempt at negative criticism of the article. If anyone does end up criticizing it, anyone reading the comment will just make the obvious response of "Dude, you're just doing exactly what he said a loser would do. Man up."

At the end, it clearly seems like he's speaking from personal, bitter experience at having his writing work criticized, which in addition to the buzzfeed-esque tone of the article, really hurts the credibility of the article.

But it's still good writing, especially considering the advice isn't exactly controversial when you get down to it. The whole article can be summed up as "Stop being lazy and learn useful skills." But his writing dresses it up as some crazy, controversial revelation.

David Wong's a good writer, but seeing this article again just makes me groan. My first reaction to it was whole-hearted agreement. My reaction to it now is "I don't care anymore."

necodemos · 2015-12-24T22:02:10+00:00

Great piece! This is basicly the world in a nutshell.

human_bean_ · 2015-12-25T09:23:17+00:00

This is a very American point of view, with its pros and cons. People act in accordance to their beliefs. If everyone believed this, the society would be very dog eat dog and the average amount of suffering would increase. Not everyone can win. There will always be losers. A few individuals and corporations are reaping the rewards while the majority languishes in misery. It's already happening.

This is not a call for apathy though. I fully support working for yourself and finding happiness. There is such a thing as human connection though, it's not just materialism and zero sum trading as this article wants you to believe.

esparzajett · 2015-12-25T08:43:11+00:00

Always a good read. I read this article every few months. The first time I read it really hit home for me... It's just so true.

bjlmag · 2015-12-29T21:30:13+00:00

Post the link to the actual article next time so that ripoff websites don't get revenue for other people's work. It's one of the top posts of all time.

Savlon · 2015-12-24T22:27:17+00:00

Interesting

Aeon199 · 2015-12-25T05:59:23+00:00

No status, no women? I don't believe that. These posts are destructive. There are other ways besides status. Lots of crappy guys with little to offer get laid.

auxibee · 2015-12-25T15:52:52+00:00

cozichooseto · 2015-12-25T08:41:39+00:00

So... When he compares how society rewards people for their work, he carefully chooses occupations to compare. But what would be his/or anyones answer to: why does Tom Cruise or any big actor earn more money then any doctor? Or, why does intestines surgeon earn less then plastic surgeon? Or why do all these people earn more than a guy who has to go inside a claustrophobic and hot spaces that lack oxygen wearing suite against burns and weld things. Because, not many people can stand those conditions psychologically.

And of course, if this all aplies to a young man born as a successor of Proctor&Gamble empire.

So... I'd say fuck you with that justification to current world order. It usually made by people who are well off because they were born into a right country and right class. And not taking that ibto account is just fucking hypocritical.

Title	Six Harsh Truths Which Will Make You A Better Person
Author	letsgetrandy
Upvotes	419
Comments	55
Date	December 24, 2015 6:40 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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