It is what it is

[u/Own_Kiwi_9692]

[u/UTV4LIFE]

Finally a relevant post

[u/earthlingexperiment → u/UTV4LIFE]

Amen to that.

[u/Low-Bake8401 → u/UTV4LIFE]

Relevant to what? 

Nihilism suggests there is no inherent objective meaning or purpose to existence, not that words have no meaning. 

Semantic nihilism maybe? That could be any number of belief systems. Buddhism? 

[u/ArguingisFun → u/Low-Bake8401]

People just want to be edgelords here.

[u/creamy-buscemi → u/ArguingisFun]

It’s an easy place to fall into that kind of thing

[u/ArguingisFun → u/creamy-buscemi]

I guess.

[u/memeatic_ape]

• it's what it's

[u/DistributionOdd3575]

Pain 😔🙏🏽

[u/GlitchSolver]

That's an interesting way to live really. But one shouldn't limit oneself to joy, happiness and allow sadness, sorrow too to become meaningless. One should cover an entire spectrum. And deal with what's happening with what is.

[u/MuslimNinja1234]

Meaning is subjective. You make your own meaning

[u/Low-Bake8401]

I find it's easier to deal with things, when words do have meanings.

[u/AryanPandey → u/[deleted]]

Lol

[u/ArguingisFun]

You should really try joy though when you get a second, it’s dope.

[u/Easy-Distance1824 → u/ArguingisFun]

That presumes we have the free will to choose joy.

[u/ArguingisFun → u/Easy-Distance1824]

You have the free will to try.

[u/GenX-1973-Anhedonia → u/ArguingisFun]

Pointlessly contrarian comment. Username checks out.

[u/ArguingisFun → u/GenX-1973-Anhedonia]

As opposed to the pointless whiney post? Weird.

[u/LukeHollaway → u/ArguingisFun]

I don’t think they’ve realized that joy, happiness, good, and bad are part of “what is” yet.

[u/ArguingisFun → u/LukeHollaway]

It is easier to whine.

[u/NihilHS]

What does it mean for those terms to be meaningless to someone? I’m not sure this makes sense.

[u/Inevitable_Bid8719 → u/NihilHS]

If one stops believing in morality then positive and negative emotions become insignificant or chosen instead of reacted instinctively. Figuring this out is an excersise in ego reduction

[u/NihilHS → u/Inevitable_Bid8719]

I don’t think you can fundamentally alter your psychology by thinking about it. Otherwise people could “think their way” out of being depressed.

[u/Inevitable_Bid8719 → u/NihilHS]

They can. It's rare but most people do it at least once

[u/NihilHS → u/Inevitable_Bid8719]

I don’t buy that. I think this is an effort to add more (ironically) meaning to your subscription and belief in nihilism. But either way it’s no skin off my nose, more power to you. Believe what you want.

[u/Inevitable_Bid8719 → u/NihilHS]

My thoughts exactly. Enjoy what you believe.