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        I am the representative embodiment of my nihilistic culture. I am narcissistic, insatiable, petty, apathetic and I am above all an emotional invalid. Yet, up until very recently, I was not consciously aware that I was guilty of having any of these wholly pejorative attributes, because I had unconsciously suppressed my inherent will to attain a meaningful existence, in favor of the comfort and security that complacency and futility provide. There exists in me a …

…become severely depressed and disillusioned, but this realization can be "cured" in any number of ways. A person can completely lose themselves in their occupation and daily activities, subsequently becoming a "machine," believing their worth is measured solely by their level of production. A person can adopt an opinion as an absolute doctrine, such as racism, giving them a convenient "scapegoat" for their shortcomings, and absolving them of all feelings of responsibility and culpability fo