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Hedonism or Nihilism
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heĀ·donĀ·ism
/ĖhÄdÉĖnizÉm,ĖhedÉnĖizÉm/
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noun
the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.
Similar:
self-indulgence
indulgence
pursuit of pleasure
pleasure-seeking
lotus-eating
epicureanism
epicurism
self-gratification
lack of self-restraint
intemperance
intemperateness
immoderation
overindulgence
overconsumption
excess
extravagance
luxury
the high life
high living
sensualism
voluptuousness
la dolce vita
sybaritism
Opposite:
self-restraint
PHILOSOPHY
the ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life.
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niĀ·hilĀ·ism
/ĖnÄ«ÉĖlizÉm,ĖnÄÉĖlizÉm/
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noun
the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless.
Similar:
negativity
cynicism
pessimism
rejection
repudiation
renunciation
denial
abnegation
disbelief
nonbelief
unbelief
skepticism
lack of conviction
absence of moral values
agnosticism
atheism
nontheism
PHILOSOPHY
extreme skepticism maintaining that nothing in the world has a real existence.
HISTORICAL
the doctrine of an extreme Russian revolutionary party c. 1900 which found nothing to approve of in the established social order.
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I’m betting against myself in an imaginary US Presidential campaign between Hunter (of hookers) Biden and yours truly.
Any wagers?
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I am betting on you, every time š
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Americans would rather have a hot blooded Hunter than a broken down Warrior. It is almost sad.
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It’s not true. What you think is not true in this case, Simon.
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But it was funny – oui?
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You are funny all the time, but in this particular case, no. In this particular case, don’t even joke, because there are in fact a minority of Americans who do in fact prefer Hunter Biden to Veterans. Definitely not most Americans, but a minority. Unfortunately.
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I say, both hedonism and nihilism are wrong. I don’t want either of them.
They are probably related, though. They both help to create a culture of death.
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Nihilism maybe but how do you reckon hedonism gets one into “a culture of death?”
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Because hedonism is ultimately meaningless. It might make some kind of sense for young, wealthy people who live during times of peace, but that isn’t very many people, and all of us grow old. Growing old isn’t pleasurable, running into a burning building to save a child is not pleasurable, going to war to defend one’s country is not pleasurable-you don’t need me to tell you that- living with an illness or a disability is not pleasurable, but there is meaning in all of those things. A meaning that the hedonist would reject, because it isn’t pleasurable.
There is a connection between hedonism and our high suicide rates. There is also a connection between hedonism and abortion/euthanasia. In America, hedonists justify killing themselves and/or unborn children and/or the elderly by claiming that they are sparing everyone from suffering. That is the culture of death.
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Got it. Thx u krap
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Hedonism often begets the nihilism JaC depicts, as one becomes jaded and empty: The pic is pure patriotic appreciation, methinks.
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Well said, Nanda š
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Thank you, JaC! The thoughts fall together well sometimes.
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Sometimes? With you, it’s pretty much all the time, Nanda š
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Why, thank you, JaC, for the kind words! āHedonihilismā seems to be fairly widespread right now, doesnāt it? Gathering places like āUnwokeā are more important than ever. Iām sure glad itās here. š¼
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