r/nihilism • u/BlackAsPopo • Apr 05 '26

Why is only optimistic nihilism a valid perspective on this sub?

Any time you point out anything negative about life and our existence, no matter how true it is, you get labeled depressed and cringe. Isn't that just a sign that majority on this sub are not really lucid and are afraid to confront reality the way it is.

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u/SPQE_ Apr 05 '26

There is a difference between inherent meaning and meaning that we attribute ourselves.

We cannot help but do the latter in spite of the fact that the lack of the former is the truth.

Also, if the act of doing something is meaningless then the act of not doing it is also meaningless. So it ends up being preference.

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

You just said "paedophilia is a preference"

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

Do you remember what happened in Babylon

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

I would pray to God that the Gods aren't real.

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

Huh, seems I've lost you. Or did you lose yourself, you meaningless "life"

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

Sorry about that last comment. Obviously, your life holds meaning, and I care about you.

Is that sarcasm? Hard to tell when everything is meaningless.

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

What does nihilism mean? I guess it holds no meaning at all. Isn't even a word, then.

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

You had such good and meaningful arguments before.

Come on. Give me the fire of reddit.

Let me give you some ammunition.

I hate you because I know you are a bad person.

Care to know why? There is a why, because there is good reason.

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

I not only work for authorities, but authorities of authorities too.

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

Hey, you were so quick at replying before, with meaningful stuff!

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

If someone's one and only held belief is: "if the act of doing something is meaningless then the act of not doing it is also meaningless. So it ends up being preference." Then it is meaningless to do anything, which can make life feel like a living hell.

It's a dangerous and hollowing belief to hold, on its own.

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u/TarkanakraT Apr 05 '26

To assert that "life is meaningless" is like saying "it's okay to rape and murder children because life is meaningless"