You have a popsci understanding of nihilism. Nihilism in truth has no prescriptive value judgment on one's choice to keep living. Nihilism as a philosophy put

You have a popsci understanding of nihilism. Nihilism in truth has no prescriptive value judgment on one's choice to keep living. Nihilism as a philosophy puts forth the notion that there is no inherent meaning to life; full stop. What you derive after this is your prerogative. Under this framework, living one's life to their fullest is equally as valid as killing oneself; there is no preference for one or the other, and there is no difference, as it doesn't matter. The inclination to associate nihilism to destructive tendencies is overblown by popsci and is valid only to the extent it is easy to argue nihilism allows for it, but it neglects to mention nihilism is completely compatible with other/optimistic ideals as well... as it doesn't matter.