mdorr1334 wrote:I was wondering what your views were on nihlism. It is my understanding that sadists (myself included) and psychopaths are in effect hedonists to the extreme. Hedonists being that we use people, animals, places and things for our own gratification all the time. But since i think maybe we are at our core "empty" and need to fill that space all the time, perhaps we are also nihilists. Perhaps moral nihilism and such... thoughts?
mdorr1334 wrote:I was wondering what your views were on nihlism. It is my understanding that sadists (myself included) and psychopaths are in effect hedonists to the extreme. Hedonists being that we use people, animals, places and things for our own gratification all the time. But since i think maybe we are at our core "empty" and need to fill that space all the time, perhaps we are also nihilists. Perhaps moral nihilism and such... thoughts?
PhoenixTrue wrote:In my opinion there's no such thing as 'sociopathy' or 'psychopathy', only people with a grudge AND Jeffrey Dhamer.
0101_0101 wrote:
I'm going to have to agree with Lannibal regarding Nihilism in this context. I might also add that nihilism, although it may lead to feelings of "emptiness", is not itself the psychological state of "emptiness". I think you are referring to anomie, which is the general mood of despair at the perceived pointlessness of existence that one may develop upon realizing that there are no necessary norms, rules, or laws. Was this what you were referring to?
Regarding hedonism, I think all people are hedonists, they just differ in the extent of their appetite and ability to delay gratification.
I am not a psychopath, but I like hurting people. What sadistic acts do you enjoy performing the most, and what do you think you derive from them - power, arousal; both?
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