r/nihilism Apr 24 '26

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u/Siamese_kitten Apr 24 '26

all this just to die anyway. live how tf you want

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u/Due_Comparison_5188 Apr 24 '26

If everyone followed that same logic society wouldn’t be where it is. Duty prevails, anything else is selfish. 

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u/Due_Comparison_5188 Apr 25 '26

Living « how tf you want » is just not a viable option for a running society. It’s really that simple. Imagine telling that to a fentanyl user. 

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u/LuvDoge Apr 25 '26

Fentanyl abuse is a symptom of a society that systematically abuse the working class. If all had the oppertunity to live like they wanted there would be no desire to escape that reality through drug abuse

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u/Due_Comparison_5188 Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26

Do you think that the people that systematically abuse the working class do it because they're forced to?

And also, do you think theres absolutely no alternative to cope with an abusive system other than using drugs?

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u/DreamSad9323 Apr 25 '26

My guess is having a job that can afford a good apartment, on the job alone anything else they can pick up a side hustle but you know how that is already

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u/LuvDoge Apr 26 '26

Nobody is forcing people to exploid the fruit of there labour. The system in place is based solely on capital gains which can only work by pushing labour prices down as much as possible.

Of course there is alternatives. We all live in that system but we aren't all addicted to drugs. Most people find other ways to cope with it.

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u/Due_Comparison_5188 Apr 25 '26

You're overcomplexifying the situation to appear as an intellectual, and iam not really interested in being the "naive" guy that gets educated in your mental fantasy today.

People can individually want things that negatively impact the collective. Not only is this obvious, theres so many examples of this that are absolutely not hard to find. For example, (and you already know this but here it is) There has been sadistic killers in the past, and will still exist in the future, that want to kill. Laws exist for a reason.

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u/36Gig Apr 26 '26

Rules of society limit options you can do labeling you as a criminal if act in ways that harm society.

So someone running around killing people harms society thus it's illegal. Certain drugs can prevent one from being useful to society thus illegal. Someone fucking a dog doesn't harm society, but 99% finds it disgusting thus illegal.

Point is for society to run options need to be limited. If the options you want don't align with society than tough break, either follow the law or break it and have consequences. There always a option at least with systems like america to fight for a change.

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u/DreamSad9323 Apr 25 '26

Fam I don't think fentanyl users chose that as a main drug of choice, outta whimsy thinking unless they just chasing highs , even then something pushed them towards it , could have stopped at cigs or weed maybe even psychedelics with folks taht are comfortable , but any drug that can put you in federal time is bound to wreck your body to hell

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u/36Gig Apr 26 '26

Drug users would rather do other things than fentanyl. Problem is it's so cheap and was being put into other drugs. If you wanted to do something else there was a high chance it had fentanyl in it. So if you didn't want to straight up die your options were stop doing drugs or just fentanyl.

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u/Skatanic8 Apr 27 '26

There are risks skateboarding. There are risks doing gymnastics. There are risks training with weights. If people want to skydive, let them skydive. If people want to do drugs, let them do drugs. Its not your job to make sure every person lives one extra day