Are you a Digital Nihilist?
Jed's Philosophy Corner
English - December 02, 2021 09:48 - 7 minutes - 8.21 MBPhilosophy Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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"God is dead."
What is the purpose and meaning in life? Perhaps there is no ultimate meaning, and there are a few different ways to react to such a realization. One way is to accept this and fall into despair. You become a nihilist. You seek some identity from someone or somewhere else, or try to numb the pain of a meaningless existence. Technology provides nihilism a new environment by which to fall deeper into our complacency.
Do you find yourself a victim of digital nihilism?