3. Is there any way to be a happy nihilist?

Is there any way to be a happy nihilist?

I consider myself a somewhat joyful nihilist. I don't think that sort of thing can be approached in a "how to" fashion. Some people are more inclined toward depressive realism while others occupy a middle ground or the other side of the spectrum. It could be argued that happy nihilism is as much a self-fulfilling prophecy as depressive nihilism. When you're used to living and thinking a certain way after having done it long enough it becomes who you are. The better question is "Am I actually someone that values positive experience and emotion.. or do I prefer a more brooding and passive lifestyle." Neither is objectively wrong or right. But it's way more insightful of a question than "is there a way to be a happy nihilist".

I don't "cope". I simply live. I'm pretty stoic when it comes to life, which I balance out with hedonism. The two together creates a baseline positive lifestyle for me. I don't need meaning. I love deeply. I contemplate the wonders and tragedies of life with the same intensity. I embrace my appetites while allowing both dignity and vanity to keep me in good mental and physical shape. I guess on some level I accept the world for what it is and value my own experience more than enduring some larger truth.

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