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I am in ways. Someone mentioned the optimistic nihalism video, which I was using to describe myself before the nutshell video, people used to say "thats stupid, thats not nihalism". So I felt pretty validated when I saw that. But in other ways im definitely not. At work, I wont tolerate unfairness, and have got my union involved a few times (living in the uk with a protected characteristic can be boss - but I dont abuse it, I have experienced actual discrimination in a few different ways and got it sorted out). I also won't tolerate cups too near to the edges of tables, and if thats where you put your cup I will move it back 2 or 3 inches so you dont knock it off by accident with your elbow - dont try to stop me I will invest way too much time and energy and arguing my case over this.