Fantastic essay. It’s difficult not to use these terms interchangeably even to describe myself. When I say I’m a Nihilist that connotes hopelessness and ingratitude that I don’t generally experience. When I say I’m an Existentialist, people think I believe the “meaning” I create for myself is the same thing as their Meaning. And most don…
Fantastic essay. It’s difficult not to use these terms interchangeably even to describe myself. When I say I’m a Nihilist that connotes hopelessness and ingratitude that I don’t generally experience. When I say I’m an Existentialist, people think I believe the “meaning” I create for myself is the same thing as their Meaning. And most don’t know what Absurdism is. But I agree most with Camus that suicide is the logical choice but to truly embrace the absurd we must choose revolt and live in spite of it. Thanks for writing this; I’ll definitely be restacking.
Fantastic essay. It’s difficult not to use these terms interchangeably even to describe myself. When I say I’m a Nihilist that connotes hopelessness and ingratitude that I don’t generally experience. When I say I’m an Existentialist, people think I believe the “meaning” I create for myself is the same thing as their Meaning. And most don’t know what Absurdism is. But I agree most with Camus that suicide is the logical choice but to truly embrace the absurd we must choose revolt and live in spite of it. Thanks for writing this; I’ll definitely be restacking.