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what kind of nihilists you are talking about here:

"The idea that nihilism isn't an ideology, isn't dogmatic, or isn't even a 'stance' is so absurd, only a dogmatic ideological nihilist would say something like that."

Of course this is possible, but please do me a favor and tell me which nihilists you are talking about?

"Pretending to be above or beyond all ideology or dogma is just a sales pitch in the marketplace of ideas."

I would like to think i am above all ideology and dogma, to think this is not the case is to tell me that i should value abstraction above myself. To say that individuals are below dogma is the exact opposite of what max stirner argued. You can't have an authoritarian system based on un-edited stirnerism.

"It cannot stand on its own, since it has nothing to stand for. It is against everything. It's only purpose is to be contrarian."

This is pretty close to the truth, but i don't live to argue with other people. I only argue with people when i think their ideas are bogus, poorly thought out, or misleading. Sometimes I just shrug. Sometimes i argue based on idiotic delusions i myself have, which is fine. I don't need to beat myself up over the mistakes i make.