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Existentialism

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Philosophical movement discussed in relation to lifestyle choices, suffering, and the search for meaning, with one therapist recommending against reading existentialist literature

Mentions (3)
"Every time anybody tries to have a serious discussion about life on here somebody gleefully informs them that achtually life has no inherent meaning. If they're feeling generous they'll inform you that actually *you* have to construct all the meaning in your life. Take that shit to r/ athiesm, such "
existentialism sucks · u/another_insane_guy · ↑60 · 2023-07-16
"Like we've had a whole generation of nepo baby TV/screen writers doing tossed off snark by calling stuff like finding Nietzsche illuminating 'rudimentary' or stuff like pondering about the universe 'sounding like a freshman philosophy major smoking pot in his dorm' and I'm wondering if downstream th"
"My therapist (ironically, someone else here got the same advice) told me to stop reading Existentialist literature and instead reading "more affirming literature". Exchange nihilism for self-affirmation and restricting for recovery."
Is there a "right" way to live? · u/[deleted] · ↑31 · 2022-11-26
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