r/nihilism is a subreddit with 218k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses nihilism, life, hate, hard, and struggling.
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Popular Themes in r/nihilism
#1
Pain & Anger
: "the only reason we are allowed to exist is because we make them money"
18 posts
Popular Topics in r/nihilism
#1
Nihilism
: "Antinatalism doesn't follow from Nihilism"
31 posts
#2
Life
: "Renzo Novatore - Let’s Exalt Life!"
18 posts
#3
Hate
12 posts
#4
Hard
11 posts
#5
Struggling
11 posts
#6
Time
9 posts
#7
Meaning
: "The universe has ZERO Meaning, so why keep breeding more people?"
8 posts
#8
Death
: "Why do people bemoan "feeling behind" in life when the end of the race is Death for all of us?"
4 posts
#9
Hope
: "to all those peeps who became a nihilist after facing a certain situation how does it feel different from back then when you were so Hopeful everything will go your way?"
3 posts
#10
Nothing
: "If Nothing matters why do i still care?"
3 posts
Flair Used in r/nihilism
#1
Discussion
: "A documentary on MAID really pissed me off today"
40 posts
#2
Question
: "Does anyone else find it genuinely strange to be alive? Not in a sad way. In a what the fuck is actually happening way!!"
21 posts
#3
Existential Nihilism
: "I didn’t choose to be born,"
8 posts
#4
Link
: "Really want to send this meme to my mom 😂"
4 posts
#5
Moral Nihilism
: "Most people suck"
3 posts
#6
Pessimistic Nihilism
: "What doesn't kill you makes you wish it had."
3 posts
#7
Passive Nihilism
: "Encouraging messages. 😂"
1 post
#8
Optimistic Nihilism
: "Renzo Novatore - Let’s Exalt Life!"
1 post
#9
Epistemological Nihilism
: "I don't get how people can believe in something so supernatural that if you really think about it- was clearly created by humans."
1 post
#10
Cosmic Nihilism
: "The Universe/Multiverse doesn't Care about anything"
1 post
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Last updated: August 11, 2026