nihilism
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Kyla Scanlon and other financial commentators have warned about Gen Z’s tendency toward financial nihilism — the idea that widespread economic pessimism is pushing more young people to take extreme risks with their money.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The ’90s-era nihilism that threaded so many of Araki’s films has taken a hard slant toward technological despondency.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Do I want nihilism to be used as the foundation of law?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
That nihilism might sell books and gain followers — but it’s no way to prove to Angelenos he’s serious about fixing anything other than his reputation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
In an ecological version of therapeutic nihilism, they want to leave the river basin to its own devices.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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