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If you adopt an upbeat fatalistic attitude, there's at least humor to be found in letting clowns do their thing.

• toomuchtodo 1y ago
  Absurd nihilism is a phrase I heard I really like. We might as well have fun while making their life as hard as possible.
  • gsf_emergency_2 1y ago
    There are additional nihilist options https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAntiNihilist https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAntiNihilist But tvtropes seem to think that they are equally absurd >It's important to note that, despite the trope's name, the Anti-Nihilist is still a nihilist. A character who is optimistic and life affirming and isn't a nihilist would likely be listed under Silly Rabbit, Cynicism Is for Losers! Fwiw, Terry Pratchett and the recs from this thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44736668 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44736668 often manage to be fun and funny without being (explicitly?) nihilist. Suggestions for other role models? Especially appreciated would be political writers.. (in the above thread, they came close with "sex similes")
• trhway 1y ago
  >clowns do their thing The clowns don't even understand they are clowns. Firing the chief of BLS for weak employment numbers ... it is like beating thermometer for showing unpleasant temperature and going out and finding a different thermometer which would show more pleasant numbers.
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