I absolutely love this essay and am so very glad that you posted it. I'll admit I got a little emotional reading, "the very existence of the queer community is living proof that the collapse of traditional values and meanings does not have to result in the destruction of mankind."
when you brought up Tyler from Fight Club as an example of a completely negatively polarized nihilistic character, I then thought of Joy from Everything Everywhere All at Once as someone who was nearing that extreme. You're not wrong that media and culture currently propose nihilism as inherently negative - it's extremely popular to do so.
The ending of EEAAO imo proposes that "nothing matters" is not a negative sentiment. To remove yourself from the shackles of things having to "matter" can also mean the redefining of the self.
due to popular demand (gojo), an essay about nihilism is now up! (https://cervidaze.me/interests/articles/nihilism) also changed the site's fonts for hopefully better readability
i like the new font !
I absolutely love this essay and am so very glad that you posted it. I'll admit I got a little emotional reading, "the very existence of the queer community is living proof that the collapse of traditional values and meanings does not have to result in the destruction of mankind."
when you brought up Tyler from Fight Club as an example of a completely negatively polarized nihilistic character, I then thought of Joy from Everything Everywhere All at Once as someone who was nearing that extreme. You're not wrong that media and culture currently propose nihilism as inherently negative - it's extremely popular to do so.
The ending of EEAAO imo proposes that "nothing matters" is not a negative sentiment. To remove yourself from the shackles of things having to "matter" can also mean the redefining of the self.
there's loads more I can say, but I'm just happy to see this up :) well done!
thank you sm gojo :')) really means a lot. rejecting meaning can be hopeful!!!!