Yes, ladies and gentlemen, for every action there is indeed an opposite and equal reaction. Apparently, the Successories line of inspiration artwork is no exception. You’ve seen them; we all have. The Successories motto: “Our goal is simple…to help you reach yours.” Well…

Enter Despair, Inc. If you browse their collection, you’re sure to find the material expression of the sarcastic retort that ran through your head the last time you looked at a Successories print.

For example, look at Teamwork from Successories. Got it? OK, now check out Meetings from Despair, Inc. It’s like yin and yan! But wait, there’s more!

Successories: Communication – Despair, Inc.: Blame
Successories: Goals – Despair, Inc.: Goals
Successories: Teamwork – Despair, Inc.: Ignorance

Amazing. Like Neo and Agent Smith, these two forces meet to balance the equation…whatever that was.

Now, if the Despair, Inc. thing bothers you, ask yourself this: Which is worse, shallow, glib platitudes or biting sarcasm? Neither one of them tend to make any lasting change, do they? In light of that, is Successories a cause worth defending? The Despair spoof is just funny. It wouldn’t be funny if Successories weren’t so successful. Heck, at $100 a print, I’d probably be ruffled, too.