thinly veiled nihilism is the state in which most exist

I think the acknowledgement of it is a step forward for those edgy kids

I was there when I was a teenager

Trump lied

ffs

That story made my day

I casn't tell if it's fr

Next Trump will say "it's raining cats and dogs"

I don't particularly like trump, but good on him for buying an American feast for the national camps

wtf

I used to support trump but he lied to me wtf

Bro we were discussing post-nihilism here

"Three pinnochios, dogs and cats do not rain" - WaPO fact check

Personally, I think that if people don't read into existentialism or put effort into understanding it themselves it is used as "muh.. life has no meaning and stuff so i dont wanna study"

speaking of nihilism

I think it's actually good that life has no set purpose

if life did have a purpose then you wouldn't truly have free will

That is the post-nihilist perspective

Indeed

Life's purpose would vary upon the individual imo

but it is very difficult to make purpose for oneself

Yeah, and many aren't satisfied with that

no I think dissatisfaction is the result of failure in that case

when people go through nihilism and don't have what it takes they become destructive or absurdist

Reality is subject and based off of perception right

well we do have he 'objective reality'

but everyone's perception would alter the way they viewed the world

in that case purpose would be up to the individual

No you're doing it wrong if you think subjective reality is more important than objective reality

I don't think it is

objective reality is obviously more important

but if everyone views the world differently naturally their purpose would be varied

yes

in this way objective reality is where true purpose lies, and individuals' subjective reality is a means to an end

also this is based off of my own speculation I haven't studies philosophy or anything so I might make a lot of mistakes

I think that choosing one's own meaning is kinda dissatisfying even when you are 'successful' , but the real problems is that if we select a meaning in life like we choose something small at an all-you-can-eat or buffet, then the very fact that we are choosing reduces what could have been a larger purpose to something that is much smaller

It's like "can you be satisfied with one meal, even if its minuscule"

Again I think you are confusing failure for success when it comes to making your own purpose

the kind of mental gymnastics it requires is hard to obtain

well lookat me for example