A variant that argues for the ultimate irrelevance of matter itself, seeing the physical world as a temporary substrate that will eventually be superseded by pure information. Post-Matter Cyber-Nihilism embraces the idea that consciousness, society, and eventually all existence can be translated into informational form, leaving matter behind as a discarded stage. Its goal is not just to overcome meatspace but to prove that meat never mattered—that the real was always the informational, and the physical was just a medium we're now ready to outgrow.
Post-Matter Cyber-Nihilism Example: "He argued that matter was just a slow, clumsy form of information—that rocks were just data with high latency. 'Post-matter cyber-nihilism means recognizing that the physical was never the point,' he said. 'The Wired is where reality is finally becoming itself: pure, fast, free. Matter was the chrysalis; the network is the butterfly.' His listeners either found this profound or profoundly stoned. Both could be true."
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 19, 2026
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