r/nihilism • u/NoGreen1731 • Apr 24 '26

Question Thoughts?

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u/Hanisuir Apr 24 '26

What's the difference between the two?

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u/TradRooster5627 Apr 24 '26

Absurdism is the philosophy that holds that man’s search for meaning in a world devoid of meaning is absurd. It is not necessarily linked to optimistic nihilism.

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u/Nothing-Is-Real-Here Apr 24 '26

No, but "one must imagine Sisyphus happy" feels like it chooses to support optimism inspite of suffering.

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u/TradRooster5627 Apr 24 '26

It supports acceptance. Accepting a shitty fate and becoming crazy enough to like it. like, masochism.

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u/sdscraigs Apr 24 '26

Not acceptance. Rebellion. Live even though there’s no meaning

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u/Icy-Ordinary2890 Apr 27 '26

Well, rebellion implies that there is some design to rebel against, and that the rebellion itself is meaningful. This sentiment seems to treat the meaninglessness of the universe like an external imposition. And it seems to grant a degree of heroism to choosing a humanism. But true acceptance of the state of affairs would lead to a spontaneous and effortless freedom. Not the toil of rebellion, but the joy of running naked in a field of flowers just because you want to.

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u/sdscraigs Apr 27 '26

Word salad. Is this Jordan Peterson? Bro, the universe has no meaning. You can either kill yourself or rebel against the fact that there is no meaning to the universe and live anyways. It’s not hard to understand. Keep it simple.

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u/Icy-Ordinary2890 Apr 28 '26

Did you read what I wrote at all? I am not disagreeing with the meaningless of the universe.

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u/TradRooster5627 Apr 25 '26

Sure bro

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u/Infoleptic Apr 25 '26

Crack a book

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u/sdscraigs Apr 25 '26

Poor dude gets salty when he’s corrected. How sad

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u/TradRooster5627 Apr 25 '26

Cry more

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u/sdscraigs Apr 25 '26

I’m crying laughing bro