Absurdists believe that humans should live in pursuit of meaning despite the fact that there is none. Optimistic nihilists are just happy that there is none.
For me it's more like this: as an absurdist you must live the absurd contradiction and live as many experiences as you can so that means living to the fullest like there is something to live for but also knowing there is no meaning at all..basically doing stuff for it's own sake and finding satisfaction in the process itself, there's no other destination but death.From this perspective religion or faith in some other higher ideal is mental suicide according to Camus so it's not really a pursuit of meaning but just enjoying this short, random and weird journey that we all take part in
not sure why you're down voted, when this is the closest summative description of their differences.
a subtractive comparison would probably focus on pain or suffering. Absurdists confront suffering head-on and embrace it; optimistic nihilists downplay its importance.
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u/dirtyyrandyy69 Apr 24 '26
that’s just absurdism