Zero is less nothing but more not something or rather abscence of things (that allow the
user to individuate matter in space and therefore make sense of the
world.) Or it can be (in this particular
case) the opposite of hero as in from zero to hero or vice versa.
"That chap needs to spend less
time trying to define deeply complicated philosophical issues like zero and more time
time trying to get a
job."
"Your right, he's a real zero."