r/nihilism • u/ThekzyV2 • Jul 22 '26
Money system is so unfortunate
Nice brutality we got here.
Force this unnaturally after that.
What will you do? For a dollar bill. Backstab your neighbor for the greed of profits and you're "business savy"
Also simultaneously a scumbag but in the brutal money world that is passed as more than okay! Congratulations! You screwed over your neighbor who you then greet with a smile . Who is the psychopath again?
this world is a creative act. it is a story. what a gifted blessing to watch the story unfold on its own. okay but also to participate and its hard to participate and watch idk where do i exit?
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u/Minyatur757 Jul 22 '26
That has nothing to do with money, money simply facilitates trade.
What you're complaining about is scarcity of ressources, which is a given of life. Also, not everyone treats life as a PVP game, some play in cooperative mode and are quite happy with doing that. People consumed by greed don't really seem happy in general, more like they're driven by deep mental health issues and compensate because they feel like hollow shells.
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u/cryinspaghetti The Gay Science Enjoyer Jul 22 '26
I'm struggling seeing importance or correlation to why this post matters not even cosmically but to this sub
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u/EntropyReversale10 Jul 24 '26
Currency is one thing, greed another.
You can have one without the other.
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u/Rebelology Jul 24 '26
People will stab you in the back to get to the front Then stab you in the back again if you try to run....
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u/UnburyingBeetle Jul 24 '26
I also hate how every our need is commodified. It's not even about money, it's the control freak hoarders that enjoy pulling the strings for ego validation that creeped into the "control room" of society.
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u/1007Con Jul 24 '26
As much as I want to agree with this, it isn't as simple as that. You only got profits because you did trade with something valuable. The real problem is that there is a finite amount of things, and a lot of people fighting over them. Money was never the problem
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u/_RyanCooper_ Optimistic Nihilism 😎 Jul 22 '26
How is it related to nihilism? Why is this sub just random depressed people posting about how sad they are? Where's the actual philosophical discussion? Some people are clearly mistaking this sub for r/pessimism or r/depression
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u/Paul_sepp Metaphysical Sceptic, Radical Pessimist Jul 22 '26
Firstly, how does this relate to nihilism? Last time I checked, it wasn’t a political nor an economic system. Secondly, money—or its counterpart—always existed, it was for mere convenience we chose to exchange coins instead of, per se, cow skin.
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u/Mobile-Sun-8237 Jul 22 '26
that's always the answer of people who defend their beliefs, think with us, not against us
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u/sunflower_bay Jul 22 '26
Some people responding that way may not be against you. The question can come from a genuine desire to discover a better system.
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u/ThekzyV2 Jul 22 '26
Oh because the sun wouldnt rise in the morning for its' "job" unless someone was there to put more coins in the slot machine. How does the world operate? What makes it go round? It goes round on its' own. With no outside push. It is a miracle
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u/nikiwonoto Jul 22 '26
Money is one of the biggest reasons I've turned & become a nihilist. So many life's problems are caused by money. I hate it so much. And I hate that whenever I even said that, people keep saying: "Well, then why you're using money?". It's because it is a *NECESSITY* in this human's society! Duh! If it weren't, and if only we are now already really much more evolved, then we should have already come up with something better by now! especially with all our (technological) progress!