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In this episode, Josh and Ian discuss the philosophical underpinnings and consequences of pessimism. They talk about the immediate future of the podcast, misconceptions about pessimism and parallel philosophies, world-view and personal attitude, HBO's True Detective and the public's understanding of pessimistic ideas, a deep dive into philosophical differences, political stagnation, techno-futurism and rational optimism, Arthur Schopenhauer and our relationship with suffering, finding joy in cynicism, deserving and fulfillment, necessary suffering and grand indifference, childhood vs. adulthood and the power of perspective, traumatic experiences, depictions of Portland, OR, pessimistic blindness to aesthetic beauty, cancel culture and the "wokening", the IDW and liberal ideology, the morality behind birthing children and propagating the human race, the parallel between pessimism, anti-natalism, and nihilism, human's impact on the environment, and various other topics.Follow them on Twitter at:Josh @Simpsonj423Ian @modernovermanand the podcast @NBSPodcast1Website: https://www.necessarybspod.com/Links:Making Sense Podcast #244 - Food, Climate, and Pandemic RiskEssays & Aphorisms by Arthur SchopenhauerNihilism and Our Present MomentVery Bad Wizards Episode 199: When Philosophy Goes SidewaysRecorded 14 April 2021Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/nbsproductions)