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This is a lot of words just to say you're a nihilist. Further you're trying to disguise a chicken-and-egg paradox as some deep insight. > if we can function f
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This is a lot of words just to say you're a nihilist.
Further you're trying to disguise a chicken-and-egg paradox as some deep insight.
> if we can function from a state of feeling content as we live each day .. then what we do during the lifespan given to us matters little
Why do you think people desire meaning in the first place?
"Nothing matters, just be content" is a poor substitute for the things you call a futile endeavor.
- avgcorrection 4y agoYou use the label “nihilist” as if it disproves anything. “Oh, it’s just X”
- carafizi 4y agoAs much as i disagree with you point of view reducing a pretty good article into a word, i'd rather say i's in fact... Kind of nihilist. Or at least a little bit. But i don't think nihilism itself looks deep into the "be content" part, but way more in the "nothing matters" which is not the point of the article. Existencialism and Absurdism in the other hand, seems like a "better label" for it imho. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism
- lakeshastina 4y agoI am not saying nothing matters. I'm pointing out that "what matters" is not found "out there" in achievements or experiences. What matters is the state of our being. We seek out things, people, experiences and so on because they make us feel fulfilled. So, if I am acting from a state of fulfillment or contentment, what I choose to do with my life might be quite different from what I would do if I felt unfilled and lonely.