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Western Philosophy is a real minefield because it is complicated. People like Nietzsche who mostly criticised Nihilism and never suggested people should live that way, has become a hero of modern Nihilists. Probably best to just defer this discussion to a site that tries to explain the basics of different schools of philosophy. Here is their take on Nihilism.
https://www.philosophybasics.com/branch_nihilism.html
Nihilism is the philosophical position which argues that Being, especially past and current human existence, is without objective meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth, or essential value. It asserts that there is no reasonable proof of the existence of a higher ruler or creator, that a "true morality" does not exist, and that objective secular ethics are impossible. Therefore life has, in a sense, no truth and no action is objectively preferable to any other.
Types of Nihilism
Metaphysical Nihilism (or Blob Theory):
This is the theory that there are no objects or that objects do not exist, and therefore empirical reality is an illusion, or, more commonly, the theory that there might have been no objects at all (i.e. that there is a possible world in which there are no objects at all). An object, here, is a thing, an entity or a being that can have properties and bear relations to other objects. This position has been variously attributed to philosophers such as Parmenides, Buddha, Hindu Advaita Vedantins and Immanuel Kant.
The page is not that long to read, 3 to 4 screens full on a laptop, so do check it out.