Nihilism is not depression. It's a conclusion — the honest result of looking long enough at the question of meaning and not finding a satisfactory answer. For some people it arrives as relief. For others it arrives as the floor dropping out. The question is what you do with the view once you have it.

Anonymous thoughts about nihilism posted here are from people who have seen through the framework — and the specific experience of trying to live in a way that doesn't require one.