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I am a nihilist, and I am happy

HAVAWATER Philosophy
3 min readMar 10, 2022

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Being a “nihilist” means that I believe my existence doesn’t change anything in the grand scheme of things, and therefore my endeavors bear no meaning at all.

Yesterday’s article explained this. Today’s article will explain the reasons why I am still very happy to be a nihilist.

Haha, typical teenager problem. Always thinking about killing yourself. But no, for real, if you wholeheartedly believe in nihilism, it is not foolish nor childish to think about killing yourself. I mean, after all, there is no meaning, right?

If you are a nihilist, don’t feel stupid for having doubts and uncertainty about “living”.

I was like that, but I am happy now.

I can throw out terms like “optimistic nihilism” or some advanced shits like that, but there’s no point. Most people ain’t having a philosophy major. Instead, I would say “mentality”.

When there is no meaning, it doesn’t mean there is no “purpose”. Yes, yes I know, it is a forceful definition trick, but a lot of ancient philosophers do that, so I don’t give a fuck, haha.

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