>>96534574>I think they're saying there's no reason not to kill yourself.But that's wrong, there are pretty basic rules to life and "continue on living" is one of them, it's pretty hard-coded in our DNA. That's why we hate being in danger (not bungie-jumping danger, actual danger) and witnessing death first hand. Every fucking edgefag who says shit like "I wish humanity died" would instantly change their mind after witnessing the first couple thousands deaths.
>but what's the quantifiable intrinsic value of species? How would the universe be better or worse if we glassed the whole planet? The fuck does that have to do with anything? Why should the achievements of humans be measured by what they bring to some unqualitative universal advancement. Humanity lives for humanity's sake, not to achieve some metaphysical goal, same way life is its own purpose.
By that measure humanity is no more or less worthy of dying than any other species. Except pandas, those fuckers have no business being alive, but they're cute so they get a pass.
Maybe I don't understand nihilism, but shouldn't concepts like "instinsic value" clash with the philosophy?
