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bhbhbhhh t1_j1k8gcg wrote

I think it’s shameful because I can’t imagine not being ashamed of seeing my country’s educational institutions fail after spending centuries building up a proud tradition of excellence and cutting edge research.

What do you mean, it has no meaning in this situation? Without any explanation, all I could do was speculate. It’s not arguing in bad faith to ask a question in order to clear up your uncertainty about what the other person things.

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bhbhbhhh t1_j1k2aop wrote

In the commonplace sense that people inaccurately use nihilism, it mostly just means thinking things are really, really, bleak. OP, like myself at a you ger age, probably took the existentialist road and saw meaning in the contuity of humanity, nature, etc., which directly caused a despair that wouldn’t affect a nihilist who doesn’t care about those things.

You may be mixing up cause and effect - people tend to feel despair because they think the things they already find purpose, meaning, and value in are going to be destroyed or ruined.

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