• @tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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    101 month ago

    The existentialists didn’t agree on much, but they all saw absurdity in existence. Is pushing a rock up a hill any more or less absurd than a 9-5 paper pushing job?

    • @untorquer@lemmy.world
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      41 month ago

      I think the argument is that the 9-5 is torturous by a particularly direct comparison to sysiphus. Granted, most work is easier than pushing a boulder, but just as life stealing.