When I first got into D&D I didn't know what edition I was playing. I knew there were multiple editions, but I couldn't find the edition number. The box just said Dungeons and Dragons.
It was 4E, and I played multiple other systems before I finally got into 5E.
But so is existentialism, absurdism, cynicism, and whatever Nietzsche was on about, which all refute nihilism.