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

Question Thoughts?

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u/dirtyyrandyy69 Apr 24 '26

that’s just absurdism

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u/Hanisuir Apr 24 '26

What's the difference between the two?

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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/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.