Does anything matter in the grand scheme of things?

In the grand scheme of thing, nothing matters. No matter how much effort we put in to create our own lives, they will be nought one day. If a silly act such as buying an app or wearing a floral shirt makes me happy today why not indulge in it?

What does Rick say about therapy?

Rick Sanchez : Because I don’t respect therapy. Because I’m a scientist. Because I invent, transform, create, and destroy for a living and when I don’t like something about the world, I change it.

Is Pickle Rick a parody of John Wick?

The instantly classic season 3 episode “Pickle Rick” didn’t overtly spoof the John Wick franchise, but it did give us the kind of ultra-violent action thriller that the John Wick movies epitomize, replacing Keanu Reeves with a talking pickle.

Why did Rick turn himself into a pickle?

But on hearing about the potential outing, Rick transforms into a pickle so he wouldn’t have to go to therapy. So instead of making up an exciting adventure for him to go on or simply going to the therapy session, Rick preferred to become Pickle Rick for the day instead.

Why do things still matter even if we all die?

The universe will outlast all of us, so even if we are no longer around, a record of things that mattered to us will still be there in the universe itself. From this perspective, even though we all die, things still matter because they will have mattered to the universe, which is still around.

Why is nothing really good or bad?

Nothing is really good or bad because evaluative propositions that ascribe those properties to particular events or states of affairs are always false. And this is just to use a trivial example. Evaluative nihilism also applies to more serious evaluative propositions like ‘murder is bad’ or ‘pleasure is good’. None of these claims is true.

Why do some people feel despair that nothing matters?

It may be that some people do feel despair at the thought that nothing matters. But this is arguably because they implicitly cling to non-nihilistic views. They assume that things can really be better or worse for them; that they can have reasons for their despair. If nihilism is true, neither of these things is actually possible.

Should we only think of the endpoint in terms of death?

If one only thinks about the endpoint in terms of death, one effectively sweeps all these other outcomes reached by the end of one’s life under the rug.