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I think that nihilism is only useful in a fairly narrow set of circumstances, namely the otherwise healthy and succesful young to middle aged person suffering f
by Gatsky 8y ago
I think that nihilism is only useful in a fairly narrow set of circumstances, namely the otherwise healthy and succesful young to middle aged person suffering from ennui.
I spend a lot of time with people that are dying (for work, not for fun). I can tell you that nihilism is cold comfort for them.
- thisismyswamp 8y agoWhat do you mean by cold comfort?
- lazyasciiart 8y agoIt's a phrase meaning basically "is no comfort".
- cordonbleu 8y agothis reminds me of the "cold shoulder" when someone of ill repute came to dine they would be given the cold shoulder, a gristly fatty hunk of bone and maybe some meat, left unheated and tossed to the not quite welcome guest.
- DyslexicAtheist 8y agointeresting! I had no idea. there are probably hundreds of proverbs which I don't actually know the origin. Must get myself some book on this. It is really a basic knowledge which we happily forget over time.
- Swizec 8y agoI personally have found nihilism useful because if nothing matters then I can do whatever I want as long as I can bear the consequences. It’s very freeing in that way. When it comes to being afraid of the consequences, stoicism and negative visualisation helps a lot. What’s the worst that can happen? Oh I’ve been in that spot before, that’s not so bad.