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Originally Posted by insideout
A happy nihilist? Sounds like a contradiction. But for one thing, you are free from the burden of man-made rules and myths about the so-called meaning of life. Imagine the burden of expectation you would have placed on you to do things a certain way, or to follow your so-called destiny... You are free from those restraints. No false hopes leading to devastating dissapointments.
"It's only after we have lost everything, that we are free to do anything." -Tyler Durdon. Fight Club is one of the BEST movies of all time depicting a Nihilist of sorts.
Your life doesn't lack meaning, because that "meaning" never existed in the first place. There must be a comfort of sorts in being perfectly rational about your existence, and you are on your way to becoming your true self.
Your life is yours to create. A blank canvas free from rules, religion and everything else.
Nihilism doesn't have to be overly pessimistic and passive. It can be active, which is probably the way Nietzsche envisioned the concept.
Anyway, that's my thought. I hope that helps.
Btw, I'm not a nihilist, at least I don't think I am.
I'm just me.
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oversimplified, i think it's all about being in the moment. and creating that "flow" However, Not having an awareness and aknowlegement of when you are actually happy discredits the whole happiness equation. A true nihlist will savor his own delights in self-loathing. Having hope prepares our minds for an anticipated moment in the future. Giving hope to others will bring inner peace and i believe this is part of what makes us happy.
And as to the age old question.-- probably antother thread topic) Can money buy your happiness. My reply ... yes, money can buy happiness.
even for the most innocent of nihlists among us. How many of the masses who are suffering from "affluent anxieties" can truly be called nihlists? Not too many i would assert.