I don't see nihilism reflected in his comment. I see someone drawing attention to unstated assumptions embedded in our society about technological/social/civil

I don't see nihilism reflected in his comment. I see someone drawing attention to unstated assumptions embedded in our society about technological/social/civilizational progress. Unfortunately earth has basic physical limits that simply do not permit an indefinite growth-based social order. When wealth is produced by depleting non-renewable resources and destroying natural systems keeping the earth in balance, that wealth will inevitably lose its purpose. Choosing a social order that values human life and the wealth of the natural world is not nihilistic. Choosing a social order in which the natural world is destroyed to increase the number of 0s in a bank account is.