Yalom bothers me too with this "nihilism" thing, just the way he insists we are small and our actions are meaningless. I find that very irritating for some reason. It just feels like the only person who would make such a big deal out of nihilism is someone who secretly believes it is very, very unfair not to matter a lot. I watched Nietzsche Wept and was surprised to find out about Yalom and that he's written so much about being a psychologist. Such a simple mindset! Is it really so tragic that not every middle aged man can have a wife AND a string of young hotties? Isn't it missing the poiint? (Love/ connection/ empathy)

/derail