Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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You don't have to be a pessimist about life to think creating it is a bad idea. In this video, I explain why.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TIMESTAMPS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

00:00 – Intro
00:17 – Defining terms
01:15 – Why they are different
03:04 – Examples
11:39 – Outro

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Wikis
• Pessimism – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_pessimism
• Antinatalism – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism

David Benatar
• Better Never to Have Been - academic.oup.com/book/32901
• The Human Predicament - academic.oup.com/book/4749

Julio Cabrera
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Cabrera_(philosopher)

Thomas Ligotti
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conspiracy_Against_the_Human_Race

Al Ma’arri
• youtu.be/npBiFn_lLCw?is=xGWVtkWsvs5ca8rc

Schopenhauer
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer

Eduard von Hartmann
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_von_Hartmann

Etty Hillesum
• youtu.be/YD8Qvt5dd5c?is=SwaKbvWnBfYiSubB

VHEMT
• vhemt.org