10 Sad Human Behaviors That Society Has Grown Used To
Sad human behaviors are all relative. And we really hope none of these guys are your relatives.
Just The Facts
- Sad behaviour is anything you do not approve of.
- Like Rule 34, you will find examples all over the net.
- You sad bastard.
Obsessiveness
Squeaking in at number 10 is obsessiveness. We accept it now, normally with the phrase "whatever works for you, mate." But it is a pernicious behavior we should not tolerate.
Your mate is into a game? Fine - no problem.
He spends his time blowing off work and what little social life he has to level up? A warning sign, be aware he may need help. And not with a PUG.
Your mate dresses up as their favorite character at home or for conventions? A little on the creepy side, yeah, but, hey - no harm, no foul.
Your mate can't have sex unless she is dressed as his favorite character? Time for either an intervention or a biohazard unit.
Or a 3 way...
Desensitization
At number 9, we have desensitization. Or sociopathy, as it used to be called.
Parochialism
Impatience
Collecting
Conspicuous Consumption
Narcissism
Do you know what the hardest thing about writing for Cracked is, as a non-columnist? It is not the research. It is not the stringing words together in some sensible arrangement. It is not even the excessive use of words like retarded, dicks, batshit and Sarah Palin.
It is the fact that the authors must not use the word I. Try it. If you are half way normal, it is difficult.
Aww, I was getting revved up for a good, long vent. But I do notice that whole "we" thing. As if the entire company wrote the article as one.
ReplyI think real authors can use the word "I" and "you" in an official article, they just have to be that much more awesome to break the 'official rules of MLA' and still manage to make a popular article. Based on the view count on most of these, a well written first or second person article could probably do pretty good, and I think cracked has a number of sarcastic/fake first person celebrity meeting articles already.
ReplyI've always been of the belief that the 'impartial third person' official style of writing is bullshit, since all written words must come from an I. Formal MLA is just a standardized official way of lying, while informal flow-of-thought personal or free writing is much harder to fake or lie during.
This sucks
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