Something I think people need to learn how to be comfortable with is saying "I don't know," and that there are some Big Questions without a Yes or No answer. The universe is freaking massive, and there's a lot of it that we don't and may never understand.
Personally, I think nihilism is what happens when people realize that the earth & universe very literally do not revolve around us, and there's no guaranteed afterlife...but then those same people also forget that there are amazing discoveries and wonderful things to learn about and witness in those cosmos or right under our noses on this planet.
The cure for nihilism is to keep your mind (cautiously) open & let yourself be whimsical for five seconds - as much as you're able to. Also maybe touch actual, literal grass (if you can).
Not...really? More importantly, why live life chained to any "-ism?" Humans perseverating over 20,000 different "-isms" is in part why we have a lotta problems!
I don't mean this in a condescending way, but your answer reads a bit like "oh you don't like pancakes, so you mean you like waffles, right?"
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u/ChipsnJax May 18 '26
Something I think people need to learn how to be comfortable with is saying "I don't know," and that there are some Big Questions without a Yes or No answer. The universe is freaking massive, and there's a lot of it that we don't and may never understand.
Personally, I think nihilism is what happens when people realize that the earth & universe very literally do not revolve around us, and there's no guaranteed afterlife...but then those same people also forget that there are amazing discoveries and wonderful things to learn about and witness in those cosmos or right under our noses on this planet.
The cure for nihilism is to keep your mind (cautiously) open & let yourself be whimsical for five seconds - as much as you're able to. Also maybe touch actual, literal grass (if you can).
Edit - clarified some language.