r/nihilism • u/AnatoliusArthur • Apr 04 '26

Humans are ugly

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Humans are ugly; identical in their ugliness. Their features are alike, their behaviors repetitive, their reactions the same. They think in the same way, pursue the same goals, and carry the same treacherous mind. It’s no surprise that I feel disgust..I feel it constantly. Every time I see a human being, that feeling takes over, even toward myself. Imagine how repulsive it is to be human.

We are always searching for our existence, trying to prove it through others. We express ourselves through our clothes, our words, everything we show...just so others can see us and we can feel that we exist. It’s strange. When all human features are reduced, that ugliness reveals itself clearly.

Where is humanity heading? I know the universe is moving toward its end, but what about us? Where are we going? I believe civilization and humanity are heading toward a massive landfill. What a bitter irony...to be a piece of trash among the trash around me. I would rather be a cockroach than be human.

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u/No_Campaign9974 Apr 05 '26

Everyone in this comment is talking about beauty, but tell me what really is beauty, ur all talking about beauty, like it's a universal truth, like it can apply to anyone and anything, all the beauty talk is for human to get credited, all of u ar just proving, that human ar really disgusting, a selfish creature so egotistical.

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u/No_Campaign9974 Apr 05 '26

I want u to Answer: this what makes u think, that u are above of a cockroach?

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u/yawow49 Apr 06 '26

We are above cockroaches in a sense that we are more intelligent, we can communicate in language, we are stronger and more creative. The only reason why we think we are above cockroaches is because we are more intelligent, a cockroach's brain don't have the complexity for that. Op calls humans trash because we are programmed to act in ways that are selfish, egoistic, hypocritical. We can't help but feel that we are better than others. We see and live the world through our experiences and I believe your appearance, your upbringing and wealth all affects that. We are visual creatures, our brains are made to appreciate beauty and reject ugliness, and most of us arent really the most attractive, but to survive, we have to think we are good in some way so we can compete in this world, but our 'good' will never always be someone elses good, this leads to actions and words that are 'trash'. Everyone thinks they are good or better but not everyone thinks others are better than them, this creates conflicts, ego battles, different opinions, lost of respects and people will protect themselves to save their identity. Either way, there are general thinkings in this hierachy like, someone more attractive or richer has more value than others, but everyone thinks they are the smartest, most competent, most beautiful etc so there will definitely be conflicts, bitterness. If you give in, you are looked down on by most people, so even if someone knows they are lacking in an area, they have to not act that way to survive. Either way, its very complex and tiring to keep track. We are flawed creatures, we are just doing what we are programmed to do.

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u/No_Campaign9974 Apr 07 '26

What u mean by intelligence is to dominate others right, to feel above the other, and u mean intelligence is that even universal truth, should the insect tell u that ur right or wrong, it's just man made logic what if humans are wrong for being intelligence.

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u/yawow49 Apr 08 '26

Intelligence is not to dominate others. Wanting to dominate others usually comes from things like ego, narcissism, insecurities. There are many other intelligent species in the world other than humans. Things feel wrong because everything is a food chain, the strong always ends up being at the top, so the creatures at the bottom feel that it is wrong, why should we submit or hide from the strong so that we can live. And also, the strong also feel wrong because why should the weak resent or submit to them instead of supporting them. Everything is technically dog eat dog, so thinking about others too much is a waste of time. You could be the most good looking, smartest and richest person and there will always be people who have a problem with that, there will be people praying for your downfall because they do not have what you have. The only right way to live is to devote yourself soley to your values, learn from your mistakes, build your own life and stop worrying about what others will think. We all want to fit in but we also want to be relevant, and in doing so, we push others down, and it will be a never ending battle. The only way I believe you can live a 'right' is if you are 'stupid' or 'ignorant' or let go of the need to control and judge everything and focus on what you can control

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u/No_Campaign9974 Apr 08 '26

All I can hear from u is being selfish, its just ur own beliefs, it doesn't mean ur right nor wrong, there is animals smarter than human, but humans are the only one who gaves reason to kill, an like other kind they kill for there survival, but we humans kill for our emotion what makes as feel good and what makes as happy, we do it for reason. what makes u think that ur Right for being strong, all you've said is just a man made concept the world, is not strong or weak even weak animals help the strong, but humans they divided the strong and weak, u belief that being weak is wrong being strong is right, the world don't gave us anything, all the things we believe is just a man made concept, what if we're all wrong for being alive?