43 points

Broke: “Nothing matters 😔”

Woke: “Nothing matters 🤠”

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21 points

Literally the plot of Everything Everywhere All At Once

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13 points

And a theme in Rick and Morty.

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38 points

Isn’t that just Active Nihilism?

The meaning becomes the search for meaning?

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itt: commenters leaving ‘isnt that just __’ comments instead of enjoying the wholesome meme i found on pinterest that in no way claims to have been written by a philosophy expert

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Honestly I was more just checking my own understanding of active/passive nihilism.

Not trying to pick apart a meme. Although I do find it humorous that they were trying to have an original thought that was already well known.

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25 points

Absurdism is my preferred mechanism of dealing with the ennui

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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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22 points

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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5 points

I think this is absurdism

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13 points

Optimistic nihilism?

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