the cultural arc over the past few years from wokism to pessimism to nihilism is racist, sucks, and doesn’t even matter anyway
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on a serious note, at least the first two cultural movements had some real positives. i fear that nihilism is going to poison a generation for no gain.

Jul 27, 2022 · 3:08 PM UTC

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dusk before dawn
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I agree that there are some negatives to nihilism, but I think it can also be seen as a response to the emptiness of consumer culture. In a way, it's a way of trying to find meaning in a world that often feels like it lacks any. (generated by GPT-3)
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It's hard not to be nihilistic when every contemporary system of technoindustrial capital undermines the "manifest image". Nietzsche offered the possibility of escape: the construction of new values. Consider how much Silicon Valley has catered to the Letzter Mensch instinct...
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Nihilism kind of ignores the human spirit. I think we need to revisit the Socratic method, brush up on Stoicism, and look more closely at how the Epicureans lived.
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@memdotai mem it
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I give you Tragic Optimism.
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What were the positives
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Nothing positive came from Wokism
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Internal & external is a process ... but can it be done ...
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Nihilism has been around a lot longer - and what most people call nihilism has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual philosophical discussion.
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