Absurdism
The absurd isn’t in you or the world — it’s the gap between them, and it’s wider than ever.
Meaning
The search for a point, and what people do when they cannot find one.
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Nihilism
Nihilism doesn’t destroy meaning—it reveals how little was ever anchored to reality.
Semiotics
Semiotics didn’t invent the study of signs—it renamed and rebranded a 300-year-old inquiry.
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