Did not read past the first bold paragraph. 'Nihilo' means "out of nothing, nothing is produced"; why does the author think that nihilism needs to have a famous proponent? A linguistic quibble far off the mark.

UPD: I tried reading further, and it did not take long for the author to convince the readers that he is an idiot.

Quote: "Committing to nihilism, deciding that you “are a nihilist,” is unusual, and typically a big deal." No, it's not. Most people in this world are in search of meaning: it is probably the most common source of suffering in the modern times - feeling lost, not having a purpose, etc. The fact that people don't brand themselves as nihilists doesn't mean that they aren't.

Cue the downvotes from pseudo-intellectuals.