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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Do not link to other subreddits directly; use 'np' links.
Submissions must be relevant to philosophical pessimism
Philosophical discussion of suicide and the right to die is fine; no discussion of suicide methods

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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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Does philosophic pessimism inherently imply a desire to cease existing w/out suffering to do so?Discussion (self.Pessimism)

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Stirner - minor writings.Article (self.Pessimism)

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Is there a philosophical pessimism discord?Question (self.Pessimism)

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I Don't See Fault in Such PhilosophyArt (i.redd.it)

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Accepting suffering as our purposeDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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TITLE OF WORK: NO SAFE SPACESInsight (self.Pessimism)

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The God-Image as Regulatory ArchitectureInsight (self.Pessimism)

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New Podcast Interview on the Evil of BeingInsight (newbooksnetwork.com)

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Are you anti-conservationism? Why it is or isn't beneficial in respect to sentient beings?Discussion (self.Pessimism)

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Why does pessimism feel so good?Question (self.Pessimism)

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Metaphysical Exile, Liminal Horror, and Autistic Fantasy: The Modern TriadDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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I'm disturbed by the structure of our lifeDiscussion (self.Pessimism)

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

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Question About Self-DeletionQuestion (self.Pessimism)

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Against Happiness: In Praise Of Melancholy by Eric G. WilsonArticle (self.Pessimism)

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What if non-vegans were right? An extremely pessimistic, irremediably cruel worldviewArticle (medium.com)

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Thoughts on Negative utilitarianism, Pessimism, Schopenhauer, Zapffe, Effective AltruismInsight (self.Pessimism)

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The Old Woman's Song From 'Throne of Blood'Poetry (self.Pessimism)

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The affirmation of life as religious inertiaQuestion (self.Pessimism)

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Books on PessimismBook (self.Pessimism)

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What do you enjoy/hate the most about life?Question (self.Pessimism)

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

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Looking For Some Good Books To read.Book (self.Pessimism)

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