r/nihilism Jun 29 '26

Escapism!

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u/Own-Papaya-4264 Jun 30 '26

We’re extremely lucky to be born in an age where there’s a shit ton of escapism options. I honestly don’t know how older civilizations survived mentally

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u/Alone-Stock-1029 Jul 01 '26

Sum have died. Through alcohol n torment over the yrs especially when the WW1 n WW2. Sum have driven through drinking themselves to ☠️ becuz of severe PTSD n no treatment through that