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Tag Archives: nihilism
Why nihilism is the greatest excuse ever, or; incels were here before the internet
Something happened last month that slowly made me realise that I had covered a story about an incel terrorist years ago, back when I was at university. Incel, “involuntary celibates”, are, not to put too fine a point to it, … Continue reading
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Tagged incel, nihilism, school shooting, social status, status games
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Liberalism
People talk about “liberalism” as if it’s just another word for capitalism, or libertarianism, or vague center-left-Democratic Clintonism. Liberalism is none of these things. Liberalism is a technology for preventing civil war. It was forged in the fires of Hell … Continue reading
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Tagged astralcodexten, enlightenment, liberalism, nihilism, politics, scott alexander, scott siskind, slatestarcodex, substack, totalitarianism
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Nihilism and responsibility
Paraphrasing nihilism is what it takes to turn an ordinary person into a monster and responsibility is what it takes to turn an ordinary person into a hero This is why we shouldn’t fall victim to the the-end-is-nigh scaremongering of … Continue reading
Remember, anthropogenic climate change is good news
Admittedly, it is hidden beneath a lot of really bad news, but still. Because anthropogenic (=caused by humans) climate change means that we can change it. And if we decide to do so, we can change it back. — Anthropogenic climate … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropogenic climate change, global warming, nihilism, peak indifference, politics
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