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16 points

So, existentialism?

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36 points

The post is literally describing existential nihilism, whoops.

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29 points

People have been failing to understand philosophy since philosophy was invented.

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Let’s see if I got it!

Nihilism: the general idea that nothing can truly be known, proven, or objective in any way.

Existentialism: the general idea that each person creates their own meaning for existence.

Existential Nihilism: the idea that each person creates their own meaning for existence, but it’s impossible to prove one meaning is objectively better or worse than another.

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I think this is absurdism

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