# The Sunny Nihilist

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- Book: [The Sunny Nihilist](https://www.bookquiver.com/wendy-syfret/the-sunny-nihilist) ([The Sunny Nihilist.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/wendy-syfret/the-sunny-nihilist.md))
- Authors: [Wendy Syfret](https://www.bookquiver.com/wendy-syfret), [Shaelee Rooke](https://www.bookquiver.com/shaelee-rooke)
- Publisher: souvenir_audio
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-17-8283-923-1
- Published: 2021-07-22
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook

## Description

Nihilism is making a comeback, and for younger generations the idea that existence is meaningless is cause for celebration, not despair. Written directly for burnt-out Millennials disillusioned with the search for meaning through career success, a beautiful life and a beautiful Instagram account, The Sunny Nihilist explains why achievement has not made us happy. Looking anew at a philosophy usually associated with grumpy pessimists, writer Wendy Syfret examines how meaning pervades our modern experience of work, love, religion and wider society, and asks whether a touch of upbeat nihilism could actually lighten our loads. Making the case for rejecting the cult of purpose and accepting our un-importance in the universe as a positive reality, The Sunny Nihilist urges us to be cheerful in the face of it - because if nothing matters, we might as well be happy and good to each other. In an era defined by stress and selfishness, self-care, and obsessive individuality, emptiness can offer absolution.