What a great thread. Gotta share with my twitter philosophe buds. @Failed_Buddhist @chagmed @misen__ @Triquetreahttps://twitter.com/alexandraerin/status/1055904873013764096 …
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Nihilism can be cheerful. It is possible to understand that "meaning" is a human fiction, but despite that, we need not give in to anxiety and/or depression.
Very good point. I can see an argument with regards to semantic here, but in practice I think this agrees with a reject of certain 'philosophical extremes'. Where nihilism becomes problematic is in the fixated/deluded denial of meaning/enjoyment/vividness.
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apologies for exporting my linguistics laziness to others' propensity for autocorrection.
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and where can we find this straw man of evil nihilism? often in Buddhist philosophy, the glass house which enjoys throwing stones.
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Yes, although I'm not sure it's a straw man. I've met people who were genuinely suffering as a result of fixated nihilism: if they require a skilful unpicking of nihilism to print further suffering, then so be it. I don't care what philosophical labels they use/abuse/offend.
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Adjacently, people took cynicism and turned it into a pejorative term... Have you ever heard a story of Diogenes where he wasn't having way more fun than everyone else around?
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Nihilists who assert there is no fixed meaning to anything and then proceed to tell you what this means are a bit weird, IMO.
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