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02207aam a2200313 i 4500 001 4E3AA46C6EBE11ECB7BFFA2454ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220106010016 008 210910s2022 cau b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2021037482 020 $a 1797215809 020 $a 9781797215808 035 $a (OCoLC)1259587347 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 082 00 $a 158 $2 23 100 1 $a Syfret, Wendy, $e author. 245 14 $a The sunny nihilist : $b a declaration of the pleasure of pointlessness / $c Wendy Syfret. 246 30 $a Declaration of the pleasure of pointlessness 264 1 $a San Francisco : $b Chronicle Prism, $c 2022. 300 $a 199 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "Today, what is most important to society? A successful career, a perfectly curated Instagram account, a 10-step skin care routine? If all of these things are meant to make us feel safe and happy, why does this generation remain defined by stress, burn out, and obsessive individuality? Award-winning writer Wendy Syfret examines why these achievements have not made us happy and asks readers to consider a touch of something completely different: nihilism. The notion that using a philosophy of 'life is meaningless' to find a new happiness may sound contradictory, however Syfret's application of upbeat nihilism may offer absolution of society's constant struggle to keep up with work, love, and religion. Nihilism dismantles our self-care and self-centered way of living and instead asks readers to consider the alternative as a better solution to our obsessive individuality: everything in our world means nothing. Freed from the burden of meaning, we can simply enjoy our lives and build more pleasant societies for each other. Syfret's way of examining a traditionally pessimistic concept of living will redefine what we place importance on-and end up happier because of it"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Happiness. 650 0 $a Nihilism. 941 $a 1 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220106010110.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4E3AA46C6EBE11ECB7BFFA2454ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search