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I consider myself a nihilist in that I take a side eye whenever anything is described as "truly" something. I find it much easier to see the world with no universal meaning and instead its something we each find personal meaning in. Most (if not all) things are just concepts. No tables exist, there's just a lot of matter arranged in a way that fits my concept of a table and I have breakfast on that.

People often find the term nihilist detestable though. It seems like most people get frustrated or anxious thinking this way.

That said it is mildly frustrating to talk about. The arguments on both sides are very unconvincing to the other.




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