Haimesian Critique of Nihilism: The Void That Devours Itself
Author: Michael Richard Haimes

Attack:
Nihilism says nothing has meaning. But psychologically, meaninglessness correlates with despair, paralysis, self-harm impulses.

Empirical Note:
Studies on existential nihilism in students link sustained "nothing matters" worldviews to anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation; purpose is protective.

Haimesian Resolution:
The purpose of life is to love something. In loving, you receive purpose. Meaning becomes renewable, not theoretical.

Maxim:
To love is to defeat the void.