[Farm worker, looking tired] We should improve society somewhat

[smug grinning dude in a well] You’re alienating moderates This is the reason why we can’t have leftist unity I am very smart

https://thebad.website/comic/scary_words

  • @henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
    31•20 days ago

    My “independent” uncle told me at thanksgiving last year that he fundamentally disagrees with the idea that anything can be improved. The world is was good as it ever will be. So, he doesn’t support anyone claiming that things can be made better, and we shouldn’t try to fix any problems.

    • @Coldgoron@lemm.eeEnglish
      20•20 days ago

      Passive Nihilism

      However, Nietzsche didn’t think everyone was capable of curing themselves of nihilism.  What Nietzsche calls passive nihilism is a view that accepts nihilism as the endpoint of the search for meaning. Passive nihilists lack the strength to be the creators of their own values and meanings. For Nietzsche, a passive nihilist is characterized by a weak will, by the inability to create meaning, and by the tendency to withdraw from the world.

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