What you're referring to, or at least one of the variations that fits, is called optimistic nihilism. Nihilism is not a single perspective, it is simply a class of philosophies based on there being no inherent purpose or meaning to life. I, as someone who subscribes to optimistic nihilism, believe that despite there being no inherent purpose or meaning to life, I can choose my own; exactly as you describe.
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essell@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 255d
That is Nihilism.
The emo version isn't the only version
vzqq@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 255d
Existentialism, absurdism, nihilism, they all span a fairly narrow range of actual philosophies.
midtsveen@lemmy.wtf · 3 pts · 255d
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 255d
Even absurdism is still emo.
Filetternavn@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 24 pts · 255d
What you're referring to, or at least one of the variations that fits, is called optimistic nihilism. Nihilism is not a single perspective, it is simply a class of philosophies based on there being no inherent purpose or meaning to life. I, as someone who subscribes to optimistic nihilism, believe that despite there being no inherent purpose or meaning to life, I can choose my own; exactly as you describe.
BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 255d
Gaze into the abyss and think about how nice it would look if it gazed into you while you were in a nice cabin on the lake.
flandish@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 255d
PiousAgnostic@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 255d
Those are pretty my mom has a pair just like them.
Sarcasmo220@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 255d
I too jump for joy outside of the camera frame
flandish@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 255d
indeed. this was her most entertaining jump.
fascicle@leminal.space · 9 pts · 255d
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 255d
You zink ve ahr making vit ze funny schtuff?
midtsveen@lemmy.wtf · 9 pts · 255d
octoham@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 255d
omg albert camus hiiiii
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 5 pts · 255d
4.99Yay to shopping 2nd hand!
CobblerScholar@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 255d
SAS shoes are pretty good albeit a bit of a grandma shoe
midtsveen@lemmy.wtf · 2 pts · 255d
mr_account@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 255d
Those are avocados
KawaiiBitch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 255d
5in1k@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 255d
I do like to bury the hands I collect.
midtsveen@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 255d
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 255d
Nihilism is seeing a blank page and saying this is meaningless. Pretty much everyone else sees a blank page as a chance to do something.