Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoLife? What do you mean? This ain't life, it's survivinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageLife? What do you mean? This ain't life, it's survivinglemmy.worldUltragigagigantic@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThe thing to know about nihilism is that it doesn’t matter that it doesn’t matter.
minus-squareOlmai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoMeaning is relative. My life doesn’t matter, but it matters to me.
minus-squareevranch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoNibbler: “What is one life, compared to the entire universe?” Fry: “But it was my life!”
minus-square_wizard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoSo choose absurdism. Is nihilism without the suicide.
minus-squarefunkajunk@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYou don’t have to kill yourself to be a nihilist, it just doesn’t matter if you do.
minus-square_wizard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year ago“I’m a human being god damnit. My life has value.” … Until it doesn’t. It obviously doesn’t matter in the end, but I am here until that moment.
minus-squareBlyfh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhat’s the difference between absurdism and positive nihilism?
minus-squarePirasp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoAlso there being no meaning to it all leaves you free to make one up for yourself.
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThe universe doesn’t care. But we do, and that’s what’s important. The meaning of existence is us
minus-squarePirasp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoNah, I’ll make my own meaning, thanks. Yours isn’t nearly interesting enough.
minus-squareMyFairJulia@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI‘ll make my own meaning of life. With blackjack and hookers. You know what? Forget the hookers!
minus-squareRegalPotoo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agohttps://youtu.be/MBRqu0YOH14?si=TaIXS6ZYiRF1EE4J genuinely changed my outlook on life a bit
minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/MBRqu0YOH14?si=TaIXS6ZYiRF1EE4J Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
minus-squarevariants@possumpat.iolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago“Nihilists. F*ck me. I mean say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism man, at least it’s an ethos.”
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIf everyone were nihilists the world would be a better place. If everyone were national socialists then humanity would be enslaved by a tiny group of autocrats. If that’s an ethos I don’t want one.
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoIt’s a funny joke but it’s worth pointing out why it’s wrong. There are too many people who don’t get it.
The thing to know about nihilism is that it doesn’t matter that it doesn’t matter.
Meaning is relative. My life doesn’t matter, but it matters to me.
Nibbler: “What is one life, compared to the entire universe?”
Fry: “But it was my life!”
So choose absurdism. Is nihilism without the suicide.
You don’t have to kill yourself to be a nihilist, it just doesn’t matter if you do.
“I’m a human being god damnit. My life has value.”
… Until it doesn’t. It obviously doesn’t matter in the end, but I am here until that moment.
What’s the difference between absurdism and positive nihilism?
Also there being no meaning to it all leaves you free to make one up for yourself.
The universe doesn’t care. But we do, and that’s what’s important. The meaning of existence is us
Isn’t that absurdism?
Nah, I’ll make my own meaning, thanks. Yours isn’t nearly interesting enough.
I‘ll make my own meaning of life. With blackjack and hookers. You know what? Forget the hookers!
https://youtu.be/MBRqu0YOH14?si=TaIXS6ZYiRF1EE4J genuinely changed my outlook on life a bit
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://piped.video/MBRqu0YOH14?si=TaIXS6ZYiRF1EE4J
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Optimistic nihilism!
“Nihilists. F*ck me. I mean say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism man, at least it’s an ethos.”
If everyone were nihilists the world would be a better place.
If everyone were national socialists then humanity would be enslaved by a tiny group of autocrats.
If that’s an ethos I don’t want one.
It’s a funny joke but it’s worth pointing out why it’s wrong.
There are too many people who don’t get it.
Yeah thank you for that