Lol, that article when it came out was incredible. The author somehow failed to realize that "ABC", from Alec Baldwin's psychopathic character, is actually satire about the mindset of such psychopaths, not actual advice to live by.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-yo...
My opinion is that both viewpoints have merit, and it is very dangerous to embrace one and dismiss the other.
I have not read the play, seen the play, or seen the movie.
I guess I need to add the movie to my backlog now.