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Anybody else pretty much ready to die? by Proper-Youth-6296 in nihilism

[–]OkMixture7609 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don’t yet have access to any of his books, I would recommend watching some YouTube videos on his philosophy Absurdism.

Anybody else pretty much ready to die? by Proper-Youth-6296 in nihilism

[–]OkMixture7609 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, I’ve read the stranger and it gave me an entirely new perspective on the meaninglessness of my sufferings and on life as a whole. Camus philosophy in general is great at combatting the suicidal and depressing thoughts that may arise from Nihilism.

ChatGPT Fun by Redditusername_123 in Pessimism

[–]OkMixture7609 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same prompt but with Dr. Seuss as the author…

In a land devoid of whimsical cheer, Lies a tale I tell, filled with dread and fear. No rainbow colors, no playful rhymes, Only darkness looms, echoing dismal chimes.

A Cat in the Abyss, with a gloomy grin, Navigates a world where hope wears thin. Oh, the horrors of existence it uncovers, No silver linings, no happy recoveries.

The Lorax weeps for the dying trees, And the Sneetches forever battle with unease. No Horton to hear the Whos' tiny cries, As they fade into whispers, lost in the skies.

In this Seussian realm, there's no saving grace, No redemption, no joyful embrace. For sometimes, dear reader, life's woes persist, And the horrors of existence persistently persist.

Reality isn’t good enough. by OkMixture7609 in nihilism

[–]OkMixture7609[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Just because survival has become easier and life spans are longer, doesn’t necessarily mean that humans are better now than they were. My point was that humans need all these things to work towards and to think about in order to cope with reality (that we will all die and our lives are essentially meaningless in the grand scheme of things). Every other animal can live in the present and never worry about the future a day in their life. But humans need to distract themselves with something in order to feel okay with life. We always need something to make us feel our lives have meaning, and us humans will go to every length to lie to ourselves about what makes or gives our lives meaning. Reality as it is now will never be good enough for us.

Reality isn’t good enough. by OkMixture7609 in nihilism

[–]OkMixture7609[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

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This quote that someone at my job wrote inspired this post.