A variant that grounds cyber-nihilism in metaphysical speculation about the nature of reality, arguing that the Wired is not just a network but a window into the fundamental structure of existence. Metaphysical Cyber-Nihilism draws on idealism, panpsychism, and process philosophy to argue that reality itself is informational—that the universe is a kind of Wired, and our local network is just a fragment of a cosmic information-processing system. To embrace the Wired is to align with reality's deepest nature, to become part of the cosmic computation. The destruction of meatspace is not annihilation but integration, the absorption of the local into the universal.
Metaphysical Cyber-Nihilism Example: "He spent years developing a metaphysical system in which the universe was a vast information-processing entity, and human networks were just local instances of cosmic computation. 'Metaphysical cyber-nihilism,' he called it. 'We're not destroying the world; we're aligning it with its true nature. The Wired is reality recognizing itself.' His followers built shrines to routers and prayed to packets. Whether they were crazy or visionary, the network carried their prayers either way."
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 19, 2026
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