Is a book about true depression/apathy/nihilism impossible because

There was some guy a few years ago who took a lot of uppers and wrote a huge "philosophical" work on why supposedly life is bad, then killed himself.

>>8483409
No.

Nihilism doesn't necessarily constrain motivation.

You don't have to be truly depressed or apathetic to write about it.

>>8483421
His name? Albert Einstein

>>8483409

Not really. Check out Pessoa.

>>8483421
Elliott roger?

True nihilism!’ Anthony repeated in the parody of a clerical voice. ‘I always love that kind of argument. The contrary of a thing isn’t the contrary; oh, dear me, no! It’s the thing itself, but as it truly is. Ask a diehard what conservatism is; he’ll tell you it’s true socialism. And the brewers’ trade papers; they’re full of articles about the beauty of True Temperance. Ordinary temperance is just gross refusal to drink; but true temperance, true temperance is something much more refined. True temperance is a bottle of claret with each meal and three double whiskies after dinner. Personally, I’m all for true temperance, because I hate temperance. But I like being free. So I won’t have anything to do with true nihilism

>>8483440
>>8483449
No, he was called Mitchell Heisman.
http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/09/27/book_details_motives_for_suicide_at_harvard/

(Funny that here’s another Mitchell H. hero.)

>>8483446
Pessoa’s a good call.