What Is Cynicism?

"Come in, good visitor, and shut the door behind you."

Thus is your welcome to "Cynic's Sanctuary" ..........

And what worldly evils and petty vexations may have driven you there?

What kind of evils and vexations would drive an otherwise healthy human being to seek solace among cynics? How about these, for starters:

Overwork
Unemployment
"We'll keep your resume on file"
People whose cell phones ring at movies and funerals
Being ridiculed by your inferiors
Wondering if you're inferior to your inferiors
Going bald, especially if you're a woman
Getting stuck in a bad career
Realizing that a bad career makes a bad life
The demise of Western civilization
The triumph of degeneracy, barbarism, evil, and MBAs
Cheesy books that stay on the bestseller list for 187 weeks
Chronic disappointment
Eating bean sprouts and dying young anyway
Eternal damnation as your final reward

Yes, know here I am going with this....? Check it out, The Cynics Sanctuary. You know it makes sense.