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Why Everything is F*cked | Mark Manson

The Daily Stoic

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Empowered Optimistic Nihilism

Choosing to embrace optimistic nihilism means understanding the human condition of uncertainty in life, lack of inherent purpose, absence of a divine plan, and the absence of rewards for doing good. Despite these challenges, deciding to do good and pursue meaning in a seemingly indifferent world is an empowered choice that requires strength and courage. Optimistic nihilism represents a small online community embracing this philosophy that suggests finding purpose in a purposeless world is a liberating and empowering act.

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