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lemmy actually tends to skew older than a lot of platforms (ive seen stats for this around just don't have any on hand). the person I responded to above is actually one of the creators of lemmy. unfortunately, lemmy also skews towards chronically online and white, which means there's a lot of those opinions floating around.
Yeah, probably an unfair take on my part to chalk it up to age instead of emotional maturity.
Nihilism is just so unproductive. I used to think that attitudes like that were such a smart and obvious response to the absurd state of the world but it's just an excuse to not engage with reality or accept personal responsibility.
Please point out any evidence of nihilism displayed above. My feeling is certainly that you just have not a clue of what the word means and just use it as a default criticism. I'm sorry the rest of the world doesn't kowtow to your far-right delusions.
Okay so let's accept the premise of this post for a minute: "Both major political parties in the US are equally bad."
What am I supposed to do now? What action can I take to facilitate change?
I'd argue that this is a perspective that simply isn't helpful even if true. I think it's an excuse to tune out instead of getting engaged. I think it's an excuse to wish for a better future instead of putting in the real work it takes to make systemic changes that can actually improve people's lives. It's a perspective that encourages doing nothing because 'nothing matters anyway'.
That makes absolutely no sense. First off, we should aim for the objective truth, not lying in order to argue for a group we disagree with. Secondly, it’s still unclear why exactly you would have an apathetic response. That’s illogical and seems like a reductive view of things that you yourself haven’t thought of very much.