/sad/ - Depressed

>How can anyone live knowing that any and everything you do is for nothing?

I'm not so sure that everyone is aware of this fact. People live their daily lives and get distracted from death, they work and come home, and worry about bills and such. Some people acknowledge death and live dangerous/ brave lives because of it.

It's just a huge elephant in the room and you can either live in the moment and forget about death, or you can worry yourself sick until you eventually die. It doesn't really matter which type of person you are, we all end up in the same place eventually.

>>812

>How can anyone live knowing that any and everything you do is for nothing?

Depends on the scale of things. Every action you make influences your being. Most likely, none of your actions will have an influence on the world. Not even the greatest achievements of humans have an influence in the grand playground of the universe.

>There is no reason to get up in the morning, no reason to fight depression, no reason to try and be happy for everyone around you, and no reason to be alive when nothing matters.

You have to make those reasons, and you have to find something that matters. I'm still trying to find that reason, and that thing that matters.

>There is no meaning to life, and everything ends in death.

You're right, life doesn't need a reason to be. It is. Death is the step after life.

>How can normal people not be freaked the hell out by this? Are they even aware?

They're not. They don't think about such things. They are busy living their lives instead of thinking beyond their lives. They control what they can control, and don't attempt to grasp at things beyond their reach.

>Or do they lie to themselves constantly?

Sounds like what you'd have to do, now that you've pondered this for this long with that mentality.

>>812

What you're stating are not facts, it's merely your opinion that everything is done for nothing etc. And it's your opinion because you're depressed (in other words, chemicals in your brain make you think this because they're in stress)

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>>812

Stop looking down on people who don't have nihilistic views like you, it's not a way out of depression. People are fully aware of death and they keep going anyway, not because they are distracted by work or because they are dumb or because they lie to themselves. It's simply because they aren't depressed

>>812

eh

I sympathize with nihilism because it ultimately rings true, but I think that in every meaningful way, we're biological machines.

Would you even be shitposting about your despair if you had a gf, best friends, and a great career? I would wager that no truly happy person will consider nihilism because they're so distracted by their glee.

So more than the truth, nihilism is a coping mechanism.

t. Nietzsche

PS Nietzsche rules

>>819

We might acknowledge the fact that we'll die, but we secretly believe we won't.

If everyone lived fully aware of the fact that they'll die, no one would be working in a cubicle, they would be out doing something with what little time they have.

I'm alive pretty much just to watch football (povertyball)

>>842

Fucking 4chan autocorrect

I believe that this world is perfect, because everyone strives for happiness in their purest state because everyone somehow feels that it's the best place to be in. The geometric construction of every phenomenon in existence also helps me see that things are deliberate. Consistent synchronicity helped me with getting over the idea that the physical world is all there is. The nihilism present in society now makes sense. We are a sentient being that is told that one day we are supposed to face total oblivion. In a perfect universe, such a cruel predicament would never be bestowed upon anybody.

What I'm saying is, there are ways to prove it to oneself that reality has more to it than we have been taught, and that may help.

>>955

that was fucking beautiful

I think it's that normies understand that wanting to live is a good enough reason to live. Purposes aren't important OP, if you enjoy doing something you should do it. They don't have those silly standards; they're all existentialists at heart.

>>955

ugh creepy deists and your extra-jargon bullshit.

Life is what it is and everyday I wake up excited as fuck to live another day.

The truth is you don't know if life is meaningless or not. Nobody truly knows how existence began. Nobody knows how it will end. Nobody knows what happens when you die. It's just a belief, a belief that limits you.

But you got this desire in you to know the truth. Why? Because you want to live by the truth! So why not live by it to the best of your ability? Why not strive to create meaning in your life? So what you don't know why you're here, why the fuck does it matter? How is sitting in your room sad all day more meaningful?

If I died tomorrow I would have no regrets, because since I realized we have this insatiable desire in us for the truth, I've lived each day to the best of my ability in search of it. And in that truth I've found meaning.

There's greatness in all of us. We all have the ability to do things we can't even begin to imagine, with talents and skills in us that we haven't even begun to reach for yet. If you're unhappy with your life, stop doing what you're doing and try something new already. Learn a new skill, read some books, and do something about it!

>>812

I feel just like you, I think these same thoughts. The only thing that keeps me going is the fact that I have the chance for doing stupid, batshit crazy stuff in my life. Sure, no one will remember you forever, some people may cry for you for a short while, but when it comes to YOU, you can do anything. Even if it is for nothing, just do fun shit that masks the depression and let yourself fade into the light. Let your mind be supressed and do crazy shit. :)