I often exhibit the traits described here, but I avoid the term “nihilism”. The Russian revolutionary nihilists were real enthusiastic believers in nothing, whereas I merely don’t believe in anything. I’m not unhappy either, I’m too contented to move out of my comfort zone (like a warm groove made in a comfy chair). And of course I don’t care about my attitude and have no desire to change!
From what I’ve heard, the Russian nihilists were actually less hostile to the idea of the state than most revolutionaries (recall that the Marxists believed it should “wither away”). They were against so much of Russian society that they thought it would be necessary to use the state as a tool for changing it. But I agree that I was using “believe in nothing” for the sound. Perhaps they might have been better described with “make total destroy”.
I often exhibit the traits described here, but I avoid the term “nihilism”. The Russian revolutionary nihilists were real enthusiastic believers in nothing, whereas I merely don’t believe in anything. I’m not unhappy either, I’m too contented to move out of my comfort zone (like a warm groove made in a comfy chair). And of course I don’t care about my attitude and have no desire to change!
You’re thinking of the Big Lebowski. The Russian nihilists were just anarchists.
From what I’ve heard, the Russian nihilists were actually less hostile to the idea of the state than most revolutionaries (recall that the Marxists believed it should “wither away”). They were against so much of Russian society that they thought it would be necessary to use the state as a tool for changing it. But I agree that I was using “believe in nothing” for the sound. Perhaps they might have been better described with “make total destroy”.