On the Genealogy of Woke Nihilism

Or, The Twilight of the Idols

The oldest form of nihilism in the world actually comes from the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten, who lived about 1350 BC. Egypt, by then, had already entered its late stage megalopolitan phase with the advent of the New Kingdom circa 1500 BC or so. Nihilism only comes onstage when civilizations are in their late phases.

Akhenaten began as a rebel against th…