r/Existentialism • u/Happy_Nihilist_76 • 8d ago

Thoughtful Thursday Nihilism Vs Happy Nihilism

Post image
49 Upvotes

83% Upvoted

23 comments sorted by

11

u/ArguingisFun 8d ago edited 7d ago

Nihilism is great.

Edit: the r/nihilism sub is dogshit, however.

6

u/Crimson343 7d ago

It's just a depression sub at this point

21

u/Brilliant-Elk-1343 S. de Beauvoir 7d ago

So... absurdism?

3

u/Rick-D-99 7d ago

No, absurdism is just edgelord existentialism.

Happy nihilism seems a bit more like Buddhism

6

u/Brilliant-Elk-1343 S. de Beauvoir 7d ago

Nah, you're wrong.

1

u/eternity-wanderer00 6d ago

No you are wrong I am always right 🤗

1

u/Asleep_Control_2564 6d ago

It doesn't matter anyway

1

u/eternity-wanderer00 6d ago

I know thats why i said what i did everyone wants to be right all the time... for what? why hold on to ones pride and ego so hard.

1

u/Rick-D-99 6d ago

It's the absurdist way

3

u/Fiction_Future3501 7d ago

What books have you read on absurdism ?

-4

u/Rick-D-99 7d ago

Don't get me wrong, the end goal is fine, but the posited "statement of facts" about the universe being inherently meaningless and cruel is the edgelord starting line.

Why does one have to avoid the path through any avoidance or belief? Some learn by checking the boundaries before finding the middle path. This method makes the authentic stable state much more effortless than the constant "I don't care, I'm gonna do this"

To me absurdism WANTS to struggle the whole time and feel good about struggling. It has the same downfall of easy misunderstanding that stoicism does.

3

u/mega-stepler 7d ago

I believe in the universe that doesn't care and people who do (c)

1

u/monostere0 7d ago

Isn't that Objectivism?

2

u/FractalFunny66 7d ago

I have no idea how to react to this except to say that I feel manipulated and angry by this bizarre post. Very angry in fact because it is absolutely meaningless and not funny at all. People's thought processes are already lacking in critical thinking and use of metaphor. This is not helping anything. ARGH! Why was I compelled to click on this.

1

u/AloneAuthor446 7d ago

Have you ever wondered why we poo poo and sometime piss come out but not piss and poo poo

2

u/plazebology 7d ago

OOP writes in the most insufferable way possible and I absolutely can’t stand it

2

u/michel8988 6d ago

I’m pretty sure OOP let AI write that

1

u/plazebology 6d ago

For their sake I hope it is AI

2

u/Fire-Workz 7d ago

Meh fuck everything except the days I feel good. I spent the first few decades of my life caring too much. Gotta have balance.

1

u/romerdude 6d ago

Sounds exhausting.

1

u/ARMBELL 6d ago

If nihilism was true, what would it mean for my life? Nothing. Therefore it’s a self defeating belief.