r/nihilism is a subreddit with 221k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, nihilism, life, hard, and struggling.
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Popular Themes in r/nihilism
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I know just how you feel john"
29 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I want to learn all kinds of philosophies that are rational, intellectually rigorous, and as close to the truth as possible. No toxic positivity, sugarcoating, or blind faith. I also want to learn about different moral and ethical systems, as well as political correctness."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/nihilism
#1
Hate
22 posts
#2
Nihilism
: "From a nihilistic perspective, is dying really bad?"
21 posts
#3
Life
: "The Inanimate Theory: What if ‘Life’ is just extremely complex inanimate matter reacting to its environment?"
12 posts
#4
Hard
11 posts
#5
Struggling
11 posts
#6
Time
9 posts
#7
Death
: "it would have been better to have never been born at all"
3 posts
#8
Nihilist
2 posts
#9
Solutions
2 posts
#10
Meaning
2 posts
Flair Used in r/nihilism
#1
Discussion
: "I'm tired of paying the maintenance for a body I never asked for."
36 posts
#2
Question
: "Eternal nothingness after death"
19 posts
#3
Existential Nihilism
: "Why don't I commit suicide? Because I am as sick of death as I am of life." -Emil Cioran"
11 posts
#4
Link
: "Everything about life sucks and is horrible."
4 posts
#5
Pessimistic Nihilism
: "I just recognized the futility of all my life goals. Materialism/hedonism are distractions from a nihilistic reality"
3 posts
#6
Active Nihilism
: "I hate myself"
2 posts
#7
Moral Nihilism
: "Since objective morality doesn't exist, does that mean the threat of consequences is the only thing stopping a person from doing something "bad" that they genuinely want to do"
2 posts
#8
Passive Nihilism
: "It is what it is"
1 post
#9
Misological Nihilism
: "He was right"
1 post
#10
Cosmic Nihilism
: "Everything that exists and is created will be destroyed, Lost or forgotten"
1 post
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Last updated: August 29, 2026