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So, why continue living? The nihilist pit is something I recommend you claw your way out of, ASAP.

patching-trowel 1y ago
For me it’s not a nihilist pit. The fact that I’m gonna die and nothing I do matters that much alleviates some dread. It’s not a deep and endless ocean I’m swimming in, just a comfy little pool.
- jmathai 1y ago
  Lots of studies show that people who give to others (time, money, etc.) live better lives when measured by happiness, low stress, physical health. This requires you to believe what you do can matter. Parenting is the ultimate exercise in giving. There may be more than a comfy little pool to swim in :) https://www.andrews.edu/services/development/annual/the-joy-of-giving/index.html https://www.andrews.edu/services/development/annual/the-joy-...
  - hshshshshsh 1y ago
    You can act without belief in meaning. Trees and Earth for example works just fine.
jampekka 1y ago
Just ask why not instead?
anonzzzies 1y ago
I like life, I said. I just know its useless which frees me of many things others are bothered with.
MangoToupe 1y ago
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dagw 1y ago
So, why continue living? Because there are lots of fun things you can only do when you are alive.
interroboink 1y ago
This is one of those interesting galvanizing points where different people's POVs are fascinating to me. To abuse your metaphor a bit... I get the sense that some people see the "nihilist pit" (or somesuch) as a dark scary thing (it is). Maybe they have gotten lost in it a little bit, did not like the experience, got out, and so advise everyone else to avoid it, too. Other people have spent more time in the pit, whether by choice or the lack of it, gone deep down, and found the bottom. And that can be a wonderful, freeing feeling, to get to the end of that hard journey. I guess for my own part, at the bottom of my pit, I found that there is something to stand on down there. It was an absolute relief to find, life-affirming, and has helped me ever since. YMMV of course (: Different people are different.
khazhoux 1y ago
How so? Not everyone needs a cosmic scale Greater Meaning in order to go about their lives.

For me it’s not a nihilist pit. The fact that I’m gonna die and nothing I do matters that much alleviates some dread. It’s not a deep and endless ocean I’m swimming in, just a comfy little pool.

jmathai 1y ago
Lots of studies show that people who give to others (time, money, etc.) live better lives when measured by happiness, low stress, physical health. This requires you to believe what you do can matter. Parenting is the ultimate exercise in giving. There may be more than a comfy little pool to swim in :) https://www.andrews.edu/services/development/annual/the-joy-of-giving/index.html https://www.andrews.edu/services/development/annual/the-joy-...
- hshshshshsh 1y ago
  You can act without belief in meaning. Trees and Earth for example works just fine.

jampekka 1y ago

Just ask why not instead?

anonzzzies 1y ago

I like life, I said. I just know its useless which frees me of many things others are bothered with.

MangoToupe 1y ago

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dagw 1y ago

So, why continue living? Because there are lots of fun things you can only do when you are alive.

interroboink 1y ago

This is one of those interesting galvanizing points where different people's POVs are fascinating to me. To abuse your metaphor a bit... I get the sense that some people see the "nihilist pit" (or somesuch) as a dark scary thing (it is). Maybe they have gotten lost in it a little bit, did not like the experience, got out, and so advise everyone else to avoid it, too. Other people have spent more time in the pit, whether by choice or the lack of it, gone deep down, and found the bottom. And that can be a wonderful, freeing feeling, to get to the end of that hard journey. I guess for my own part, at the bottom of my pit, I found that there is something to stand on down there. It was an absolute relief to find, life-affirming, and has helped me ever since. YMMV of course (: Different people are different.

khazhoux 1y ago

How so? Not everyone needs a cosmic scale Greater Meaning in order to go about their lives.