Nihilism is a branch of philosophy which portrays life as meaningless and purposeless. This does not neccessarily make people more pessimistic towards life. In fact many people following this philosophy live life to the fullest as for them, everything in life is pointless so according to them, they’re free to do anything they want in life.
Friedrich Nietzsche is known as the father of nihilism as he embraced nihilism and rejected philosophical reasoning. For Nietzsche there was no objective order or structure in the world except what us humans gave it. In the contemporary world, due to technological advancements, many people are stuck in a 9 to 5 routine. And for this reason, many people live depressing lives. As the rat race gets intense year by year people are accepting the fact that life maybe inherently meaningless and this is giving rise to nihilists.
Whether or not this is a good thing or a bad thing, only the future can tell. But as technology progresses at a faster rate and people become more self aware of the bigger picture, a new world order maybe coming soon.
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