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Nihilism spectrum (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Four-legged assault-oreo?? Made my day... 😂😂

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Imo when life is fun you should try to enjoy it and when its bad you should try to enjoy it just to spite the haters, not that it matters anyways if youre not enjoying it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Nihilism (the philosophy) needs a new label. Like "retarded" or "manic depressive", the common usage has overtaken the academic meaning. I'm not complaining, this is a natural and good process of language. Just saying we need a new term.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ideally not an ableist slur, if we can help it

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

It’s extremely common for different fields of inquiry (scientific, mathematical, philosophical, etc) to reuse common words. If we had to come up with brand new words for everything in every field then we’d all be speaking gibberish, like they do in medicine!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yes, our very God deleted my comment personally.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait, so I'm half badger and half capybara? Fuckin A!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You must be pretty long, if you reach both ends of the spectrum.

Fucking A indeed!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Or the spectrum is actually a donut

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

We just reinvented horse shoe theory

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fun fact: humans are geometrically a donut.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm sure most people have more (topological) holes than one

Both nostrils, for example

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The nostrils are connected to the throat through the sinuses as are the ear canals. Topologically making them all part of the same mouth-anus throughole.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Not true, topolgically the route

left nostril -> sinus -> right nostril

is another hole. So is

any nostril -> sinus -> mouth.

ears have the eardrum, so they don't count.

For the more formal definitions of topological holes, look up Betti numbers, I think there's a VSauce video about it? For humans, the number of holes is at least 3 (but I'm sure I'm missing many more holes). Unless you're missing the entire septum.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not quite we are more like pants with 6(?) legs

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 weeks ago

Casual Geographic is such a good content creator. Really enjoy his style.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

Casual Geographic, aka Mndiaye_97, is great content!

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Jaguars and anacondas don't get to see that chill nihilism from capybaras.

Also, if you see a group of them wandering, do not try to chill with them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Can you elaborate please?