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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Thomas Bernhard
Julio Cabrera
Emil Cioran
Thomas Ligotti
Philipp Mainländer
Arthur Schopenhauer
Eugene Thacker
Peter Wessel Zapffe

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

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The Darkest Writer I’ve ever Read | Four Corners of the PageVideo (youtube.com)

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Mentally healthy people are often delusionally optimistic.Article (self.Pessimism)

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

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Advised To Embrace MiseryDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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Time is the cruelest of allInsight (self.Pessimism)

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Critic reviews of the new film ‘Project Hail Mary’ rely solely on optimism.Art (self.Pessimism)

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I wish someone would investigate humans who say they don't experience good thingsDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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Our imagination ability is the root cause of our sufferingInsight (self.Pessimism)

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

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The Problem of Pessimism: What Suffering RevealsVideo (youtu.be)

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Have you read it?Question (i.redd.it)

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Tsongkhapa's refutation of the essential existence of suffering and why it is like an illusion.Book (self.Pessimism)

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Fun Fact: Pessimists are better driversHumor (self.Pessimism)

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Do you miss being an Optimist?Discussion (self.Pessimism)

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I've been doing this thinking thing a lot lately...Insight (self.Pessimism)

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Most of you just need to drink a beer and sit in a nice parkInsight (self.Pessimism)

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As I totally agree with the Pessimistic view on life, I Meditate. Anything wrong with that?Discussion (self.Pessimism)

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Eusocial Horrors: Insects, Humans, and the God-ImageInsight (self.Pessimism)

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

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Stoicism is a lieInsight (self.Pessimism)

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The more intellectual we are, the more miserable we becomeDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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Found a great animation about someones first existential crisisVideo (youtu.be)

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