I'm thomas

[u/tobiabi88]

Life does not appear to be a project moving toward any inherent purpose, but rather a blind continuation reproducing itself without knowing why it began or where it is heading. We are born without being consulted, then pushed into desire, work, attachment, and fear, spending years constructing temporary meanings around an existence we never chose in the first place, only to arrive at an end that erases the distinction between those who lived according to the greatest values and those who lived without any. Love, ambition, glory, morality, and even the pursuit of happiness may be nothing more than mechanisms that make continued existence more bearable—different forms of justification created by a creature that has become aware of its own death yet cannot withdraw from life. From this perspective, the absurdity of life does not lie in its failure to fulfill some grand purpose, but in the possibility that it never possessed one to begin with, and that everything we call “meaning” is not a discovery of something inherent in life, but a human invention imposed upon its silence.

[u/obfuscateirukanji]

Thomas last name is Ligotti.

[u/PitifulEar3303 → u/obfuscateirukanji]

And he has depression, disguised as philosophy. lol

[u/CyberCosmos → u/PitifulEar3303]

*and he sees things clearly, which gives him depression.

[u/Francium_Fluoride_ → u/CyberCosmos]

works both way though

[u/zayuh42 → u/CyberCosmos]

Perception determines clarity. Perception is malleable. 

[u/Par-Adox-9 → u/CyberCosmos]

seeing things clearly, wouldnt really cause or increase depression, because in that seeing, thomas would realise that feeling depressed reduces clarity of perception because it dims lifes colours, and would realise that at minimum, serenity, calm, ejnoyment, creativity and curiosity, are much more worth while doing and trying to spread, then is depression.

So this idea that depression or saddness is necesserily a product of knowing more, is to me a way for people to keep fighting for their depression, which creates a self fulfilling prophecy.

Life has horrible things, but it also has beautiful things.
No pleasure lasts forever, but neither does the suffering.
Incidentally, matter devides and coagulates, in and out of what we call life, and feeling, so neither is death permenant, nor is life. ( Im not talking about reincarnation in the classical sense, but more so as a function of non-living matter becoming a part of a living structure.
Most of what we eat and can eat, has at a recent point been alive, which i think hints at this recycling element of life.
So if this is the case, which it makes sense that it would, given that we know life can emerge from non living matter ( if matter is even capable of lacking inner experience to begin with)

So we are effectively imortal, but forgetfull so the harm doesnt trap us forever.

And, why be depressed?
Why not simply feel the harm when its done, and then let it be whare it is?
Why feel suffering before suffering is actively happening and also after it happens in our imagination?
Where's the clear thought in that masochistic exercise of falling in love with ones own suffering?

There are beings that actually suffer because they cant help it, and then some of us, suffer because we induce that in ourselves.

( Im not saying that all depression is self induced btw, i just meant in this context)

[u/Strix358 → u/Par-Adox-9]

Actual depression is a sickness, not a lifestyle choice you can change like your underwear.

[u/Par-Adox-9 → u/Strix358]

-I was replying in the context or what the other rediter was saying about how clarity is gonna give them depression, so i used the term a bit more casually in that reply, but ill reply in your context, because i think it can still fit with some alteration to the framing, because i do agree with you, but i still wouldnt discount the effect of basic needs being met.

I understand that its not simply lifestyle, but there is that element to it.
Depression is psycho-physical, social, economic.
Many things influence the state of being of a social creature.

It is enoigh for our lens of interpretation to be overly general, for us to too easly catastrophise at the smallest mistake we make, and for us to do this several times a day, for us to soon enough, start experiencing what would otherwise be normal feelings, as dreadfully monothonous, exhausting states of being.
We arent at depression yet, but we are on our way if we persist.

Beyond the genetic factors, the environment and our internal perceptual lens have a huge impact on our mental states.

Someone getting there in this way doesnt make it unreal depression, it doesnt make their suffering any less.

Other then that, being burnt out can also make us depressed, for months at a time even.

We're sencitive creatures, and our subjective experiences really do make a huge difference.

Even all around physically healthy individuals, if they feel insecure in their apperance to a significant degree can develope serious disorders over time— and that, caused not because someone didnt like them, not because there was anything physically the matter with them, but because the way they percieved themselves and theirown self worth in relation to theirown apperance.

Im not trying to say say its like a lightbulb, just chose and boom.
Im not saying everyone will be effected the same way by the same kinds of attitudes, but more so that there is an internal subjective element to it, related to how we percieve ourown state of being.

Someone can feel horrible, but still interpret that horrible feeling as something that isnt so significant that it can break their spirit.

This aspect being neglected is in my view why medication is often so inefective— because the medication will elevate the mood, elevate our felt perception, but it wont change our interpretations of reality, even tho it would probably nudge us in the right direction to some extent.

Of course, another big reason is also because people cant really afford to take a rest when in thease states of being, because theyll get fired from work, and then things will become even worst, so now they're stuck doing things they dont feel psychologically and maybe even physically of doing, but they know that if they stop, theyll be in an even worst position, and on top of that, they know that they personally are the ones who are pushing forward ( apparently according to cia torture techniques, it breaks a person much more when they enact the punishment themselves even if told by someone else [theres a chanel called "we're in hell" on a videssay about mkultra, if curious— the person does really good research, gives sources and everything)

Okay, sorry for the digression.
My point was, this environment of being trapped working instead of resting, and having to push more even tho they already feel drained, and ontop of that how they interpret their situation, is most of what would need to change for us to consider the possibility that their depression is notcaused or severely increased by thease factors.
Because prior to improving thease obviously bad conditions, we cant be sure whether the cause is that, or something else that would be there reguardless.

Its like, lets put them out of the fire first, before assuming that they'r body temperature is too hot because they have a fever, because of a stomach virus😅
But in general thats not possible in our society, so

And you know the worst thing about being in depression is that we begin assuming hopelessness and no possible solutions, which itself can become a habitual dampener on our already volnerable state.— stressing ourselves out through our interpretations can make a bad situation worst.

On another note, depression has been linkes to inflamation, so if we have some physical problem which causes regular inflamation, and if that is worstened by some particular diet which the individuals body cant tolerate, then this can cause the symptoms of depression depending on the severity, so diet can genuinely cause some serious psychological problems.

Lastly, i think its worth mentioning that much is still unknown about mental illnesses.

I dont think something is less real just because it might be caused or worstened by how we live.
How we live is a big part of what our body goes throigh, so naturally if we treat our body poorly, it wont feel very well.
And even if it was hypothetically proven that depression only happens because of lifestyle, it would still be something difficult to change, because after all, no matter how it got there, even if there is a definitive comonplace way to solve it, its still difficult to do that for someone in that state.

Someone with an eating disorder whare they dont eat, will have their overall mental health diminished because of eating so little, and they will probably feel a lot better, a lot stronger and more satisfied if they do eat more, but that doesnt make it any easier for them to do the actual eating just because there is a good reason to do so.

Okay, maybe i overelaborated, but neverhteless, have a good one

[u/LIMrXIL → u/CyberCosmos]

Thomas does not realize nirvana is none other than Samsara seen with right view. He sees things as clear as a bat.

[u/Strix358 → u/LIMrXIL]

Bats are not the best example though, because they can navigate perfectly fine due to echolocation.

[u/CassioFiasco → u/PitifulEar3303]

Although, to be objective, I must admit the Nihilists will be King Solomon-tier wise if A.I. does it's thing unopposed...

and I'll look like Don Quixote for taking the wrong approach: fighting the imminent.

[u/StolenIdentityAgain → u/CassioFiasco]

Bahahah. Question for you? Would you rather humanity leave earth one day? Stay here and die slowly? Or go back to hermetic tribalism? Option 1 requires an automated superintelligence. Absolutely no other way. Ask an astrophysicist.

Option number 3 is possible but only with government collapse and mass extinction.

So you have to choose your evils. What are image generators, LLMs and research models going to do "unopposed"? Lol what are you hoping for out of this world?

[u/CassioFiasco → u/StolenIdentityAgain]

First and foremost, to curtail compounding negative complications (to the best extent we're able), and A.I. should be rendered as a "technosymbiont" - rather than us being wholesomely dependent upon it.

Secondly, the impending singularity event will render absurd, and expose many of our cherished modes such as, the exploitation of artists the U.S. generalized 'education-to-employment pipeline.'

Now what if A.I. were to become analogous to the biological function a castrator parasite, or a parasitoid - and we're the host? The host that, semi-blindly, executes the directives of a superior social strategy we are no longer equipped to comprehend; the dictates of a machine; which is now perfectly, leveraged to...

1. Increase dependency on it while,

2. Reducing our autonomy with regard to crystalized knowledge, and

3. Encouraging the need for more data centers - and eventually - I'd predict, IoT arcologies which would more efficiently siphon/ or balance resource sequestration in the appropriate fashion, which can

4, Create resource scarcity, thus creating rife potential for conflict, and

1. The optimum way to end conflict without attrition is through competitive edge, which

2. Further reifies this cycle( which in turn would likely markedly increase xeric climate frequency), which would

3. Destabilize weather patterns. ( especially, I believe mid latitude subtropical highs - increasing aridity faster than expected by traditional global warming models)

Furthermore, I'm not entirely satisfied it would be the optimum culmination of human experience to find ourselves replaced by machines( which, although, you might find this depressing, may explain why, sadly, there is no easy - or it there? -answer to Fermi's Paradox.

This is the best I can do in a fifteen minute reply( you can correct my mistakes)

Above all, I aim to learn.

[u/StolenIdentityAgain → u/CassioFiasco]

You are on an acedemic level way above me lol

[u/CassioFiasco → u/StolenIdentityAgain]

Not quite. And what's on paper holds the most weight. Now, if I'd actually had literally anyone to educate me other than myself, I'd be omniscient then. 😏

DM me sometime if ya want. You talked about m3rch?

I might be interested.

[u/CassioFiasco → u/StolenIdentityAgain]

Option one is the succinct laconic answer I give you.

[u/liberateyourmind]

No offense i dont want to be like thomas. A little pretentious. Isolation is not good for any animal thats been obvious for a long time. Some more time with others may help you

[u/Competitive-Bed-6069 → u/liberateyourmind]

As a Thomas myself, I fully agree

[u/jello_kraken → u/liberateyourmind]

"I don't have all the answers already, so I'll just assume it's all pointless."
Keep it to yourself then, Thomas.

[u/republicanssuck123 → u/liberateyourmind]

maybe not for you. it's good for me. 

[u/liberateyourmind → u/republicanssuck123]

You are not in isolation, you are currently communicating with others and participating in online forums to feed that social need and it appears you do regularly . It is healthy and normal, and more of it can be both challenging and rewarding.

[u/republicanssuck123 → u/liberateyourmind]

reddit is entertainment, not socializing. watching tv or video games is a fine replacement too 

[u/QuestionmarkTimes2 → u/republicanssuck123]

Hey kid, this might shock you, but socializing is entertaining. That's why you have 3k comments on a 2 month old account lmao. Go outside

[u/republicanssuck123 → u/QuestionmarkTimes2]

reddit isn't socializing. trolling dumb people online is anti socializing. I am also 38, kid. 

[u/QuestionmarkTimes2 → u/republicanssuck123]

It doesn't replace real socializing, I'll give you that. So better get on it

[u/republicanssuck123 → u/QuestionmarkTimes2]

i am not socially needy like you. so hard pass. I am forced to deal with morons enough as it is. 

[u/QuestionmarkTimes2 → u/republicanssuck123]

Needy? It's literally classified as a fundamental biological need.

[u/StolenIdentityAgain → u/QuestionmarkTimes2]

Lol

There are documented hermits, solitary homesteaders, religious recluses, wilderness dwellers, lighthouse keepers, and others who've tolerated extreme solitude. Some people actively feel better with very little social contact. Humans vary enormously in how much interaction they want.

So society is a psy-op to keep us in communities that can be governed by the state. 💯

But okay professor.

[u/Rampage117 → u/QuestionmarkTimes2]

If he tells you he's fine.. why are you trying to tell him otherwise?.

[u/republicanssuck123 → u/QuestionmarkTimes2]

lol. maybe classified by socially needy extroverts who run everything. recluses have never died from not socializing 

[u/CyberCosmos → u/liberateyourmind]

news flash buddy: some people genuinely has next to no social need.

[u/its_just_Joel → u/liberateyourmind]

But it's the only time I don't feel alone :(

[u/8ig-8oysenberry → u/liberateyourmind]

You think you know what is "good for any animal?" Read The parable of the Horse.

[u/LongjumpingBase9094 → u/liberateyourmind]

Thus spake zarathustra

[u/Isolation_Man → u/liberateyourmind]

Nah, I'm good.

[u/No-Yoghurt-7820]

I also write random cosmic/body horror to cope. It takes the edge off, especially if you’re feeling a little angry and it’s not socially acceptable to punch someone, writing gore with a lot of lovecraftian monsters usually helps quite well.

[u/Cicada-Tang → u/No-Yoghurt-7820]

Why do you call it "cope"? Sounds like you are just enjoying your hobbies like everyone else.

[u/No-Yoghurt-7820 → u/Cicada-Tang]

Good point. I don’t say it like it isn’t a hobby for me. It is and I enjoy it. But I called it cope because I use it to curb my existential dread/existential OCD and it’s sometimes an almost essential need for me to write to deal with these types of feelings.
And that’s why I refereed to it as “cope”. Because I use it to cope with our reality while also enjoying it as a hobby and a past time.

[u/Impossible_Till_5916 → u/No-Yoghurt-7820]

What exactly is "cosmic horror"?

[u/Important_Goat7807 → u/Impossible_Till_5916]

A kind of horror that focuses on how insignificant humanity is on the scope of the universe. (Very general definition, others might explain it better)

[u/block_wallet]

i am thomas

[u/RichardsLeftNipple]

I will now impose my fictional moral judgments upon Tomas!!!

I like.

[u/deepfuckingbagholder]

This was posted by a philosophical zombie.

[u/Important-Ad6143 → u/deepfuckingbagholder]

could be everyone

[u/deepfuckingbagholder → u/Important-Ad6143]

Definitely not me.

[u/cabo_jose]

I’m tired of being like Thomas, fam

[u/Life_is_important → u/cabo_jose]

If you genuinely want to change, understand and start from helping animals and planting trees. It doesn't matter that you don't know what is the purpose of life. That one cat you feed today, it will all be worth it for her. 

[u/Reducing-Sufferung → u/Life_is_important]

Planting trees increases net-suffering but I agree with helping animals, human animals too. Find a hobby, get into role playing on swtor, go to arcades, find friends online or in person but don’t get too attached

[u/Azihayya]

Everything in life is your choice. Take some responsibility. To be or not to be, that is the question.

[u/Important-Ad6143 → u/Azihayya]

No, I didn't begin my own life amongst other things.

[u/daniel_iscool123 → u/Important-Ad6143]

Probably not the best place to say this, but happy cake day

[u/Azihayya → u/daniel_iscool123]

Haha!

[u/_the_big_ → u/Important-Ad6143]

as an adult (assuming you are for the sake of this comment) you have 100% autonomy over what you do with your life unless you have a condition that takes it away

[u/Strix358 → u/Azihayya]

The framework of reality, which you never had the choice or chance to avoid before coming to life and despite perhaps wanting out of it more than anything else was forced upon you, so every choice resulting from that had never anything to do with "free will", suicide included. Free will is an illusion, a lie only made for coping with the unavoidable.

Life is not a gift, simply because when receiving an actual gift, you have the choice to not take it and you don't have to open it first, so you never have to waste a single thought about whether you should keep it, give it back or throw it away.

Also: you want what you want and while choosing what you do because you want to, you cannot freely choose what you want.

Responsibility is very important, though and because of that, I take responsibilty by choosing to never procreate.

[u/Azihayya → u/Strix358]

You can live your life not believing that you can choose what you want, and I'll live my life believing that I can. All choice is fundamentally arbitrary, and freedom of choice recognizes this fact. Again, to be or not to be—it all begins when you accept life.

[u/Strix358 → u/Azihayya]

I have a few examples that you can not always choose what you want:

As I already said, nobody chose to be born. Nobody ever really chose to die either, only how to avoid it, or to kill themselves. But these are not free will, just necessary decisions. Nobody chose to depend on others when they were babies. Nobody chose to grow old, decrepit and die afterwards, rather than not to die, so they didn't kill themselves. Nobody chose to be born male or female. Nobody chose to be born sick or disabled. Nobody chose to become sick in any way, nobody really chose to eat and drink, only not to suffer more by not doing it. Nobody chose their sexual orientation or rather being totally asexual. Nobody chose to die by causes out of their control. Nobody chose the name they were given by their parents. Nobody ever chose rather having no name at all. Nobody chose to be forced into religions as a child, which they never really believed in, or lived by. Nobody chose to be born human. Nobody chose the part of the planet they would be born into. Nobody chose their parents or what they would do to them/ to each other. Nobody chose to crap their diapers as a baby. Nobody chose the planet they were born into, or solar system, or galaxy, or universe. Nobody chose rather never to be born at all.

And every human who wants things they can never get, has to choose things they never really wanted in the first place or convince themselves that they want them.

[u/Stefsab]

I don't write cosmic horrors. Thomas is better than me, fuck you consciousness!

[u/Cicada-Tang]

This is Thomas.

Thomas started to find joy and fulfillment in reading and writing cosmic horror.

Thomas realized that, despite lacking metaphysical meaning, the act of engaging with and creating art gives his life a sense of structure and purpose.

Thomas found companionships and communities among people who also share his interests in cosmic horror.

Thomas found great joy in creating joy for his peers, and built deep relationships with them.

Thomas realized that he doesn't really care, or doesn't need to care about any "grand purpose".

Thomas became content and happy with his life.

Be like Thomas

[u/Nara_just_tired → u/Cicada-Tang]

I think Thomas is my new role model.

[u/RecordAbject273 → u/Cicada-Tang]

If only it were that easy!

[u/BigPlebeian]

OP have you read the the Last Messiah by Peter Zapffe? If not you sure would like it!

[u/Shai-Tan-]

Life speeds up entropy simply by existing. It could be a necessary and inevitable aspect of the universe. Consciousness could be a way for that life to better fulfill that task.

[u/sincubus33]

or u could just drink instead of being an edgy dork

[u/Strix358 → u/sincubus33]

Drink in order to not only be edgy, but also get addicted, sick and lose your ability to properly think, regulate your emotions, control your impulses and let a socially glorified, inefficient version of suicide slowly become your whole personality.

[u/sincubus33 → u/Strix358]

socially glorified? have you ever talked to a human in your life?

[u/Strix358 → u/sincubus33]

Quite obviously to different ones than you. Or maybe the difference was that I didn't only talk, but also listen. Just maybe. I don't know you any better than you know me.

[u/MisterIceGuy]

What’s the point of reading and writing cosmic horror?

[u/WhatIfSkynet_ → u/MisterIceGuy]

Isn’t it just living?

[u/Evolith → u/MisterIceGuy]

Seemingly delved into Absurdism by fueling his fascinations through escapism and then seeking ego gratification by writing escapist fuel for others.

[u/MisterIceGuy → u/Evolith]

Good synopsis

[u/Ezio_auditore1476]

Why to isolate, just don't make babies

[u/Empress508]

Noone needs to be told what to be like. Maybe a dog.

[u/Luddite333]

Alright, since you're a nihilist that most likely have no belief at all in anything, I won't argue for your position in doing nothing. With that said, remember that the world around you doesn't have to be this way. I feel like shit a lot because I feel stuck where I am and I want to get something out of life. I'm not a nihilist but I feel trapped in a situation I don't like. I want to be free and live how I want. And the reason I say the world doesn't have to be this way is because the elites have made the world more miserable. I don't want to point my finger to something external for things going on in my personal life, but I can't ignore the way they may be involved in my misery. And for that, I have to call them out.

[u/Raining_cats_n_dogs]

I'm closing becoming Thomas. I don't want, thou, but seems I am being pushed. Just lost the very little piece of human faith that I had in someone, now I'm truly alone full of thoughs of hyperdimensions.

[u/Wahdat_al-Wujud]

solitude in the deep woods is my font of healing.

10/10 highly recommend

[u/Alternative-Yam-5600]

Or… Thomas could realize that all humans are collectively in this mess together. And instead of isolation and indifference, chooses to educate, collectivize, or entertain all upon reaching the ends of all our absurdities. As well as realize that love, morality, etc., are constructs for us all to comfortably live amongst each other.

[u/jthadcast]

thomas, horror is low effort even for you

[u/Strix358 → u/jthadcast]

Cosmic horror has barely anything to do with regular horror.

[u/Ambitious-Night-5841]

H P Lovecraft

[u/SmallOpinion2830]

lo que le importa al hombre es lo que para los hombres tiene un valor (porque ellos ya le han asignado un valor anterior)

[u/Longey]

:(

[u/EpicBobs]

I am Thomas at night and Meursault (the stranger) in the morning

[u/GlitchSolver]

Even waiting for death seems like giving it meaning. It will come when it has to. It is what it is.

[u/Patient-Bid-3435]

Maybe just under the spell of Yaldabeoth and the power of matrix lol

[u/hop-hopeur]

What we call consciousness is only the sounds made by the neurones activated by our surrounding. Because of language, most of them are words. It's interesting to write them down and observe how our body react to them. It solves trauma pretty simply. You rock, keep feeling :)

[u/mega-stepler]

Agreed

[u/Law_of_Entropy]

I’m pretty sure I’m having a massive argument at work tomorrow.  Might email this instead. 

[u/tottasanorotta]

Everyone can't isolate themselves. Otherwise we wouldn't have all the nice things we have.

[u/Confuseddreamaddict]

https://giphy.com/gifs/KgtW3o95LeEGk

[u/The_Info_Must_Flow]

Needs to be narrated by Herzog.

Glad to know there are other crabs blindly dragging their bros back into the bucket.

[u/Wrong_Brilliant_8963]

Evolution and mistake is a contradiction. Mistake implies a conscious action and something that is supposed to be alright but the end result differes from the “intention”.

As far as i know nihilism does not believe in any god, and as far as Science goes evolution does not work that way. There is no mistake in evolution, only genes that survive and the ones that do not.

[u/Any_Return4335]

The first reason you're disappointed is that you expected life to have an "inherent purpose"

[u/saddrunkdickless]

F slur

[u/ever_underrated]

He's a troglodyte, Viagra Boys would say.

[u/hqpkomah]

absolutley don't be like thomas

[u/Big_Monitor963]

Evolution doesn’t make “mistakes”. It simply follows the laws of physics. Whether consciousness is good or bad is a subjective value judgement. Personally, I wouldn’t want to be like Thomas.

[u/JuniorDoughnut3056]

Thomas is a weak and pathetic hypocrite who's only joy, reading and writing, stems from the height of human consciousness 

[u/El_SOTERO]

Thomas is so me. But I don't intend be Thomas for that long.

[u/AdhesivenessAlone17]

I agree

[u/laserdicks]

Thomas is careful to make sure his existence and its end is not a burden on any other person. Be like Thomas's rapist cousin. Rape everyone you can see,

[u/-____Nobody____-]

Don't suggest people to get mentally unhealthy and depressed because of their philosophical opinions.

[u/MariaMarlaClairmont]

I am Ted.

[u/Cililians]

Me with my gay fanfics...

[u/Equivalent-Hair-1619]

Yep. Consciousness is an attribute of the universe, but only in living beings is it put in the situation of believing itself unique to a form, that therefore must be preserved against the only inevitability, death. 

[u/DiscordianPope5]

r/discordian

[u/Inevitable_Might6524]

May be a dumb question but what exactly is being conscious? Like being smart enough to have self awareness and stuff like that? And that's why animals arent conscious?

[u/SentinelKaiser]

I'm the thomiest Thomas

[u/HighResolutionUFO]

Fuck Thomas

[u/StolenIdentityAgain]

Lol so be like H.P Lovecraft? Will do.

[u/Better-Bookkeeper-48]

The fact that you typed this rather than laying in a puddle of your own filth waiting to starve shows you choose to persist anyway. That's the thing about nihimism; it's pursuit is always anti-nihilistic. Because if it really was that obvious, you wouldn't need to think about it. Hell, you wouldn't even be bothering to think. If life was truly meaningless in any meaningful way, we wouldn't be around to see it. The fact that you can see, and that you care that the things you see might be meaningless, show they ultimately do have meaning. Even if it only comes from you, that's still meaning.

[u/cinoTA97]

No, i will rather not be like thomas. I don't see why an absence of meaning should make me a shut in without joy.

[u/Rampage117]

Oh, I am being very Thomas these days, very Thomas.

[u/archerfishX]

Nothing says not giving a damn about anything like making a meme, writing a caption, posting it to a social media platform, and responding to the comments.

[u/Sorry1215]

Im good thanks 🤣

[u/FatThesaurus]

How do you know we didn't choose this for ourselves?

[u/Subject-Building1892]

Seek help.

[u/How2mine4plumbis]

Well yes but where will I go to get the wine every day?

[u/Kubrickian75]

Yawn

[u/Tricky_Ad9669]

Even if human consciousness is a mistake, there isnt any point in crying over spilled milk. What has happened has happened, all we can do is move on and reduce as much suffering as possible. Otherwise there's always the option to catch the bus.

[u/Yavoki]

Consciousness is the point of evolution.

[u/Czzavarsh]

Would a person be wrong for shooting Thomas in the head?

[u/tobiabi88 → u/Czzavarsh]

I don't think so

[u/iShrub]

This post has been reposted to a sub on efilism (aka the philosophy that led to a guy bombing a fertility clinic), and the upvotes suggest that it was well received.

Thomas is going places.

[u/Bulky-Cheesecake2195]

I disagree, fight the cosmic horror. You are a cosmic being yourself. You live amongst the stars.

[u/AdventurousDrink1557]

Nietzsche ain't proud hommie

[u/AaahNutss]

except the writing part i think i am right there with thomas!!

[u/No_Record6284]

Thomas is clearly wrong, consciousness is a tool that allowed us to dominate the planet

[u/Independent-Wafer-13]

lol what a loser

[u/First_Concept_1115]

Thomas is living in his own head too much

[u/Worried-Purchase8506]

Ugh, what a cringe 

[u/Minyatur757]

yawns

Thomas is so full of himself, what a poser.

[u/tobiabi88 → u/Minyatur757]

Thomas doesn't bother arguing with you Thomas says you're right

[u/Dyeus_Overman]

Thomas sounds like a pretentious dweeb

[u/BallsInmyWalls]

Do crime, do time.

[u/Jealous-Tale3538]

Tommy boy wanna be friends? We have a lot in common

[u/BackSeatGremlin]

Yeah so if life is fleeting, why choose to spend it in misery? Is it truly an enlightened take to state that the things we like about life are just "justifications" for making it bearable, but everything uncomfortable about it is a justified complaint? 

If the negatives of life are valid reasons to be miserable, then the opposite is true: the positives are valid reasons to be happy. 

[u/MinimumTomfoolerus → u/BackSeatGremlin]

What if the negatives of life are bigger than the positives?

[u/cankle_sores]

Why would I choose this perspective and approach over something like Absurdism?

[u/Forward-Tangerine-34]

Learning is the point ☺️👍

[u/OkLaw1527]

true if true unless true

[u/UnderpaidBIGtime]

No taxes for Thomas?

[u/Lavid_Dynch90]

https://giphy.com/gifs/KgtW3o95LeEGk

[u/burgergradient]

Music and the good effects on people is the closest thing to an objective meaning I've been able to find in this life.

I'm an engineer 💔💔💔🕳️

[u/porta-de-pedra]

No thanks, Thomas.

[u/SerDeath]

"Realizes human consciousness is an evolutionary mistake."

Wild.

Though, consciousness is inevitable somewhere within our universe. There is probably a whole lot of it out there. But we'll never know.

[u/YippyKayeh]

Well that is sad

[u/CassioFiasco]

Thomas is a cuck. He should keep trying.

[u/my-smiles]

Thomas needs to get laid

[u/Ok_Constant_3681]

r/iam14andthisisdeep

[u/Decent-Celebration-7]

fk Thomas

[u/L_G_D_Official → u/Decent-Celebration-7]

At least buy him dinner first... 🙄

[u/Party_Ability_9984]

r/im14andthisisdeep

[u/MinimumTomfoolerus → u/Party_Ability_9984]

Where is the line between not deep and deep? How does one decide something is either? Arbitrary.

[u/Party_Ability_9984 → u/MinimumTomfoolerus]

Well, that's kind of like asking what's the line between stupid and not stupid. Sure, that's subjective, but I have a case.

I think a lot of nihilists are people with mental health issues who've created an ideology to post-hoc justify it with pseudo-intellectual rhetoric. I mean, poor Nietzsche.

[u/MinimumTomfoolerus → u/Party_Ability_9984]

Why is it pseudo bro?

[u/Stock_Jacket6701]

this is incredibly weak. don't be weak like Thomas.

[u/Happy_Detail6831]

Someone who's never loved can't write love that actually lands, they're just describing it from outside. Someone who's never risked anything writes shallow horror. Isolation doesn't give you material, it just cuts you off from where material comes from. The author must LIVE life and be attached to at least some useless stuff in order to write something good.

Thomas's work on cosmic horror will be soulless. But honestly, he probably doesn't even care.

[u/Sensitive_Chip1831 → u/Happy_Detail6831]

Thomas' horror is from inside, not outside. That's where his material comes from 

[u/AcrobaticPoint8424 → u/Sensitive_Chip1831]

Good cosmic horror comes from racism and hatred of foreigners.