Doesn't it sound more like some sort of fatalistic nihilistic hedonism? Nothing matters so just do the short term things that bring pleasure, or do long term t

Doesn't it sound more like some sort of fatalistic nihilistic hedonism? Nothing matters so just do the short term things that bring pleasure, or do long term things, nothing really matters (including the fact that nothing matters). Eric S. Christianson-Ecclesiastes (Blackwell Bible Commentaries)-Blackwell (2005) academically show how various commentators perceived Ecclesiastes over the last few millenia. Understandably up to mid 17-18th century most writers/commentators tried to show that Ecclesiastes was being critical of this nihilism / proto existentialism. However, once you realize that Epilogue (12:9–14) is a tacked on commentary itself, then you are back to nihilism. How do you progress beyond futily?