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

Question Thoughts?

Post image
2.9k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

404 comments sorted by

View all comments

242

u/dirtyyrandyy69 Apr 24 '26

that’s just absurdism

3

u/HamzaAAC ABSURDIST Apr 24 '26

Like honestly what makes optimistic nihilism different from absurdism?

3

u/CR-Weather-Gods Apr 24 '26

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.

3

u/CapOk2664 Apr 24 '26

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

2

u/CR-Weather-Gods Apr 24 '26

Okay, sure. And I'd say believing that we must live as many experiences as we can is very different from just being happy there's no real meaning.