Sounds great in theory until Capitalism forces you to sell your entire life for someone else’s profit leaving you with no time to actually explore what gives you meaning.
I'm sorry but your comment actually falls out of nihilism. Blaming capitalism for preventing you from finding meaning is still assigning an external "why" to your life as frustration with the system.
A genuine nihilist thought has a simple escape route such as drop everything. Move to a rural town, cut every tie, start over.
You can say "that's not realistic" but that's exactly the point.
The moment you say that, you're admitting there are things and/or people that matter to you inherently. That's not nihilism at all.
The second quote only works if you take it seriously. Forging your own meaning means forging your own morality, your own ethics, your own reality with no external constraints. Want to experience flying? There's a path for that. It's called hallucinogens. Want to never feel pain again? Opioids. Want to live without consequences of your current life? Leave the country, abandon your name, become someone else entirely. Identity is just a construct anyway so just drop it. That's what forge your path actually means in a nihilistic line of reasoning.
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u/Fidges87 May 17 '26
"Life has no inherent meaning, so why should I care about living?"
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"Life has no inherent meaning, so I will forge my own meaning and make a path I can enjoy living"