There is an overwhelming level of nihilism in society. It's even more apparent since most have decided to use their occupation to define their purpose in life.
I don't see how we can continue down this path and see positive results.
If you're a nihilist and you feel like your job is pointless then you wouldn't care, right? You'd just keep rolling that rock up the hill. People feeling like their job is pointless and being bothered by the pointlessness doesn't seem like nihilism.
My view is that nihilistic tendencies create the feeling of pointlessness in occupation.
A job is a means to an end.
These discussions regarding which jobs are pointless vs meaningful don't do anything to address that people lacking purpose are more likely to call their job pointless.
Is it only a means to an end? You're implying the only use of a job is to collect money in order to pay for food and housing and maybe use extra money to engage in hobbies.
But, assuming you're not in an alienating job, working together on a problem connects you to other people, which gives you friends (or at least some mild human connection/interaction), and it might even leave you with a sense of fulfillment. The work itself can make you happy.
> My view is that nihilistic tendencies create the feeling of pointlessness in occupation.
I think it's the opposite: a pointless job creates a sense of nihilism. If the thing you're forced to do every day to survive seems pointless and meaningless, it drives you to think that life itself is just pointless and meaningless, and the job leaves you with nothing but a sense of emptiness.
If you feel like you're helping people in your community and doing something meaningful and indispensable, it can easily become your identity.
I don't see how we can continue down this path and see positive results.