Optimistic Nihilism: nothing matters, but it’s ok
Aperture31 Okt 2023

Optimistic Nihilism: nothing matters, but it’s ok

If nothing matters, why bother getting out of bed?

If we're all just specks of dust floating through space and time, what's the point in trying? Building relationships seems futile when everyone you love will eventually die. Self-improvement feels meaningless when the universe won't remember your name.

Even if you're not the doom and gloom type, there are days when life itself feels pointless. And the state of the world right now, the climate crisis, the rise of extreme politics, economic instability, isn't exactly helping.

So how do you keep going when everything screams "none of this matters"?

This episode confronts nihilism head-on. Not to dismiss it, not to sugarcoat it, but to ask whether the belief in nothing might actually be hiding something worth finding.

🎧 If you've ever stared at the ceiling wondering what the point of all this is, press play.

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#Nihilism #Philosophy #MentalHealth #ExistentialCrisis #Psychology #Meaning #Depression #Absurdism #DeepThinking #Consciousness #Podcast

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