These two are constantly confused because they share a word. Existential nihilism (Nietzsche) holds that without religion or external moral codes, life is meaningless. Existentialism holds the opposite: the individual can create their own meaningful path if they're brave enough to seek it. One says meaning is absent; the other says meaning must be made. The shared prefix hides a complete philosophical reversal.
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