“We are all culpable,” Matt Nelson said before lighting himself on fire. This is the third such incident in a year.

“We are all culpable,” Matt Nelson said before lighting himself on fire. This is the third such incident in a year.

  • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    133·
    4 days ago

    And it changed nothing.

    By that metric no human effort has any ultimate meaning, and choosing to live over choosing to die is just as tedious.

    • Zengen@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 days ago

      His comment is nihilism incarnate. Nihilists are people IMO that should largely be outright dismissed.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        1·
        3 days ago

        Nihilists are people IMO that should largely be outright dismissed.

        You clearly do not know what that word means. I would urge you to educate yourself before dismissing an entire group of people.