Message from @Monstrous Moonshine
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Nihilism is pretty much the ultimate black pill
From an objective standpoint I agree with that statement, though through the rejection of objective meaning I assign subjective meaning.
Hard to function as a human being when you're a complete 100% nihilist
Only if you think too much
I mean
define 100% nihilist
if you do nothing but think inside a locked space your mind "rots"
Nothing matters to the universe
but shit still matters to *me*
100% nihilism would be literally nothing matters, meaning nothing matters to you either
I define nihilist as in not believing in God but thats just my radical short sighted opinion
the lack of stimuli sends you to places you wouldn't normally go to
Because theres totally meaning to life
A lot of things dont matter to me
I pick and choose what does
Technically as an absolutist nihilist you can do anything you want, but it would all be devoid of meaning, so you could only have fun if you enjoy doing meaningless things, otherwise death may be your only real option.
Good thing I enjoy doing meaningless things then
Well shit after reading that I agree kinda with both. You yourself of the universe in a way you *do* care the universe *cares* even if it works against you. But if it all just worked out then what's the point of it all? When we get über advanced that's where we'll live possibly in our imaginations where we live peacefully with eachother or smth 'nother, but ya know what I'm gettin at
I strive for an average day in which I feel nothing. I find peace in that emptiness. I don't bother myself with things like getting angry or having enemies, because it brings disquiet into my life. I like things quiet.
I do have friends, and enjoy their company.
@JoeyJoestar1337 sounds like absurdism might interest you
Absurdism is the one where you realize the universe has no meaning then start giving it meaning yourself right?
Yeah
yeah, I do that
I'm very picky about what I give meaning
it helps keep you from getting worked up
i don't like getting worked up.
No point to it really
Probably
Said the nihilist
I used to get very worked up
it sucked
Getting worked up isn’t productive
So I stopped
I go the route recommended by Alan Watts's interpretation of Hindu philosophy, where animated action by living beings is conceptualized as "play". Where does that fall into?
gives other people massive amounts of power over you, if they can change your state of mind easily
@Jack Bright practiced attention/meditation might help you get better control of how you feel, eliminating the sense that you are in fact worked up and making others lose any power over you
Oh I just did that by breaking myself in college and then putting the bits back together in the course of about an hour.
Much faster.
Well if it works, it works
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