Antinatalists Corner

[Nemonymous]

Quote Originally Posted by Cynothoglys

I read the Bible and understand how people can be inspired by it; I read CATHR and weep at the pointlessness I feel, in my guts and bones, suffuses every action I carry-out, every breath I take, every pulse of my heart. If that's not terrifying, I don't know what is.

Terrifying is good, terrifying is inspiration in itself. A God-empty universe is a hopeful self-full universe.

	CATHR The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

[Coa]

Art and philosophy should always go together, if you think that you can find perfect balance between these two and make it work then you should always go for it, this combination, for me, is always sign of great works. But that is little bit to idealistic, usually one element always hurt another, not because it's a bad combination but mostly because author is just not capable-skilled enough.
Usually, (lesser) art, can do without philosophy but philosophy can never do without art.

Both of them are ultimately achieving absolutely nothing, there is no goal or any substantial reason behind them, you can't hurt them (enough) by mixing them together.

[MTC]

RE art & philosophy, if there is a philosophy in Ligotti's fiction, naming it antinatalism (or pessimism for that matter) feels just as reductive as naming the philosophy in Lovecraft materialism.

[Murony_Pyre]

Quote Originally Posted by marioneta

" When a depressed psychotic begins to recover, that is, when recovery becomes possible, the illness makes a final all-out attack, and this is the point of maximum suicide danger. You might say the human race is now at this point, in a position for the first time, by virtue of knowledge which may destroy us, to step free of self-imposed restrictions and see all life as a fact. When you see the world direct, everything is a delight, and boredom or unhappiness is impossible. The forces of negation and death are now making their all-out suicidal effort. The citizens of the world are helpless in a paranoid panic. First one thing and then another is seen as the enemy, while the real enemy hesitates-perhaps because it looks too easy, like an ambush. Among the Arabs and the East in general, the West (especially America), or domination by foreigners, is seen as the enemy. In the West: communism, queers, drug addicts." This is William S. Burroughs writing to Ginsberg around 1955. Very prophetic.

The man was brilliant!

[paleus]

http://verybadwizards.com/episodes/54

Antinatalism discussed on a popular podcast.

[Mr. Veech]

What Antinatalism is NOT about? - Depression - YouTube