I’d actually not heard of absurdism until now. I’ve considered myself an optimistic nihilist for some time so this sent me down a nice research rabbit hole regarding absurdism and its overlap and differences with optimistic nihilism. I’d give you two upvotes if I could for the stimulating morning!
You know that meme of the two guys looking out the bus window, one at a grey cliff, the other at a mountain Vista? It’s that. Cliff guy is thinking “Nothing matters 😫” and Vista guy is thinking “Nothing matters 😂”
The way I understand it is absurdism maintains it’s necessary to embrace the absurdity of existence and laugh in its face. Optimistic Nihilism says nothing matters, so might as well be happy.
I’m likely really oversimplifying and am misspeaking, but that’s what I learned this am.
I’d actually not heard of absurdism until now. I’ve considered myself an optimistic nihilist for some time so this sent me down a nice research rabbit hole regarding absurdism and its overlap and differences with optimistic nihilism. I’d give you two upvotes if I could for the stimulating morning!
One must imagine sisyphis happy
have the same question but I’m too lazy to search, cound you help a fellow lemming by tldr the concept?
You know that meme of the two guys looking out the bus window, one at a grey cliff, the other at a mountain Vista? It’s that. Cliff guy is thinking “Nothing matters 😫” and Vista guy is thinking “Nothing matters 😂”
The way I understand it is absurdism maintains it’s necessary to embrace the absurdity of existence and laugh in its face. Optimistic Nihilism says nothing matters, so might as well be happy.
I’m likely really oversimplifying and am misspeaking, but that’s what I learned this am.
Thank you!!!
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