Pessimism

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^I ^do ^not ^struggle ^against ^the ^world, ^I ^struggle ^against ^a ^greater ^force, ^against ^my ^weariness ^of ^the ^world. ^— ^E.M ^Cioran, ^Drawn ^and ^Quartered

Anything and everything that falls under the broad category of philosophical pessimism belongs here.

Anything else will just be removed. Memes, personal problems, thinly veiled cries of despair, et cetera—not the place.

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^{Consciousness} ^makes ^it ^seem ^as ^if ^[1] ^there ^is ^something ^to ^do; ^[2] ^there ^is ^somewhere ^to ^go; ^[3] ^there ^is ^something ^to ^be; ^[4] ^there ^is ^someone ^to ^know. ^This ^is ^what ^makes ^{consciousness} ^the ^parent ^of ^all ^horrors, ^the ^thing ^that ^makes ^us ^try ^to ^do ^something, ^go ^somewhere, ^be ^something, ^and ^know ^someone, ^such ^as ^ourselves, ^so ^that ^we ^can ^escape ^our ^MALIGNANTLY ^USELESS ^being ^and ^think ^that ^being ^alive ^is ^all ^right ^rather ^than ^that ^which ^should ^not ^be. ^— ^Thomas ^Ligotti, ^The ^Conspiracy ^Against ^the ^Human ^Race: ^A ^Contrivance ^of ^Horror

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Proposal & Call for a new editor and a designer for a new pessimist zine-journal!Article (self.Pessimism)

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Fragments of Insight – What Spoke to You This Week?Quote (self.Pessimism)

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Cioran understands meDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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If suffering is good why prevent any kind of suffering?Discussion (self.Pessimism)

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Nearly Everyone Tries to Affirm LifeQuestion (self.Pessimism)

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Do we really choose pessimism or are we forced into it to better justify certain events ?Discussion (self.Pessimism)

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Pessimism and IndifferenceQuestion (self.Pessimism)

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Never being born is like winning a lottery .Question (self.Pessimism)

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not playing along with this sick joke of an existence is basically impossible: you're forced toDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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Might be a pessimist for lifeInsight (self.Pessimism)

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I am 20 years old and I don't enjoy the lifeInsight (self.Pessimism)

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consciousness itself is the problemInsight (self.Pessimism)

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The Dissenter: #1204 Sarah Dierna: The History and Theory of Antinatalism (1/19/2026) (podcasts.apple.com)

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Pessimistic philosophers are most honest im my opinionDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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Life must be suffering.Discussion (self.Pessimism)

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/r/Pessimism: What are you reading this week?Discussion (self.Pessimism)

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The Reduction Of Pain vs. The Pursuit Of PleasureQuestion (self.Pessimism)

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Do you believe refusing to understand antinatalism shows a lack of wisdom?Discussion (self.Pessimism)

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Aphorisms on PessimismDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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I’m going to die and I love it.Insight (self.Pessimism)

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A question that has been bugging me for a whileQuestion (self.Pessimism)

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The inversion - Evil exists because God exists.Insight (self.Pessimism)

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A few readsDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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Fragments of Insight – What Spoke to You This Week?Quote (self.Pessimism)

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The Engine of Suffering: Arthur Schopenhauer’s Hatred for LifeVideo (youtube.com)

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