• overload
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    2 days ago

    I suppose I’m not 100% on Nihilism in that sense.

    I still value life of course, but the climate change existential dread which I feel pretty constantly is alleviated when I tell myself its only complete societal collapse/mass extinction event, rather than total destruction of life on the earth.

    • flashgnash@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      I wouldn’t say I’m a nihilist, I still care about sentient life and am also a vegetarian so can’t really say I don’t care about animals

      Just in the grand scheme of things if the earth blew up tomorrow it’s no biggie for the universe

      Generally put those kind of issues out of my mind by just reminding myself it’s out of my control anyway

      • overload
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        1 day ago

        Oh yeah, the circles of influence are definitely helpful for your mental health.

        And true, I suppose even the earth blowing up doesn’t matter in the scheme of the universe.