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Wonders are actually one of the easiest ways to win the game, especially if you go the Capital City only route, with puppet cities for anywhere else (I usually raze unless the location is particularly good).
Cities have a limited range, and building cities too close to each other can result in overlapping tiles, which results in long-term inefficiency.
There is almost no reason to actually settle a new city unless you need the production for units due to strategic location. If you only want the tile resources, it is by far better to use a puppet city instead. Puppet cities do not invoke the accumulative +15% tax on Culture growth, do not contribute to population unhappiness, and do not saddle you with building maintenance.
They also do not count towards the requirements for National Wonders.
With proper focus on Culture, and by taking advantage of the many policies that benefit Capital Cities only, you can mass-whore wonders till you bleed culture out of your very pores. It is the fastest way to win a game. Done properly on Epic speed, you'll gain a policy every 9-10 turns.
So while the rest of the world are warmongering and threatening to spoil your day, your weed-smoking hippies can frolic in their culture and ascend to an easy victory.
Cheers.
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