Do any of you guys ever go through a nihilistic slump where nothing matters and there no reason to anything?

I hit this hard right around the same time. After graduating, joining the peace corps, and now having a steady job to not be broke I only have a few points to contribute:

  1. Nihilism seems to be the only conclusion to logically understanding the world. It's important to remember that logic is only a piece of our life, not the entirety (i.e. logically boobs are sacks of fat so there's nothing awesome about that- BUT boobs are also awesome!)
  2. Our current social and economic structure place value only on what you produce and consume not on who you are. Remember that your experience is the only thing on which you can actually base your value. (i.e. in marketing, boobs are valued because they can produce demand and cause consumption but the only thing you are actually concerned with is that you like boobs)
  3. Sometimes it seems like you have to accept a lot in order to gain a little, but you get to decide how much you give up and how much you gain (i.e. you give up your sense of individuality to work for a faceless corporation in order to create a life for yourself and someone you care about. You decide how much you lose working for the faceless man and how much you gain by sharing your life with someone meaningful...plus she probably has at least one boob)
  4. Beauty isn't in logic's domain. Sure we can logically describe the characteristics of beautiful things, but we can't describe what actually makes them create the response where we go - "wow". Readily accepting beauty without logically dissecting it seems to help with actually enjoying life. (i.e. you like some boobs because you like them, shut up for a second and just enjoy them).

Had boobs on the brain, sorry

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