Broke: βNothing matters πβ
Woke: βNothing matters π€ β
this post was submitted on 24 Dec 2023
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Literally the plot of Everything Everywhere All At Once
And a theme in Rick and Morty.
Isnβt that just Active Nihilism?
The meaning becomes the search for meaning?
itt: commenters leaving βisnt that just __β comments instead of enjoying the wholesome meme i found on pinterest that in no way claims to have been written by a philosophy expert
Honestly I was more just checking my own understanding of active/passive nihilism.
Not trying to pick apart a meme. Although I do find it humorous that they were trying to have an original thought that was already well known.
Absurdism is my preferred mechanism of dealing with the ennui
So, existentialism?
The post is literally describing existential nihilism, whoops.
People have been failing to understand philosophy since philosophy was invented.
Let's see if I got it!
Nihilism: the general idea that nothing can truly be known, proven, or objective in any way.
Existentialism: the general idea that each person creates their own meaning for existence.
Existential Nihilism: the idea that each person creates their own meaning for existence, but it's impossible to prove one meaning is objectively better or worse than another.
The definition you gave for nihilism sounds like epistemological nihilism ('nothing can be known'), which is one type of nihilism. Existential nihilism ('nothing has innate meaning') is another type, moral nihilism ('nothing is right or wrong') yet another. One person can hold any combination of these views.
Optimistic nihilism?
I wish, lol. Doesn't matter though, haha.
Cojnterpoint: EVERYTHING matters
If only