I’ve worked in fast food. Sisyphus is miserable and uses weed and alcohol to numb the pain of his existence.
Sisyphus peered into the mist, a stone’s throw from the precipice paused…
I imagine so
Sisyphus.
One must imagine Sisyphus horny
I mean, until that eagle comes and eats his liver each day…sure?
That was Prometheus, but I get it Greek names are all Roman to me.
No. He’s never going to be happy, he’s been cursed by the gods. That’s kind on the point.
Within context I think the line
“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”
is intended to mean Camus sees Sisyphus accepting of his role, finding happiness in the work and not in the result. But I first read the line alone and also with context as the reader must imagine he’s happy, otherwise none of the philosophy works. Sisyphus is probably pissed at this point, as no one has asked him how he feels.
Not even in the work itself but in the small moments of freedom. It’s not rolling the boulder up but when the boulder is rolling down and Sisyphus is free just until he reaches the boulder again and starts all over. Camus contrasts that with workers eager to build one’s career, not realizing that the next step won’t make you happy either. Sisyphus, by knowing there is no meaning, can enjoy the small things unlike us who assume a meaning that isn’t there.
French
Camus studied in Paris but was born and grew up in Algeria
Yes, he’s a pied-noir, i.e., the French settlers in the French colony of Algeria.
That is correct, but he was still a french citizen. Do you maybe have any indication that he identified more as an algerian than a french?
My understanding (poorly educated in Greek mythology) is that Sisyphus is being punished by performing a never ending task for all eternity, there’s nothing saying he can’t or isn’t allowed to enjoy it.
I don’t believe crushing shit is prohibited, as long as the shit being crushed is either on his way up, or the boulder’s way down. In this situation it seems both options are within Sisyphus’ allowed routes, and he gets/has to crush some shit either way. So yes, Sisyphus is happy either way.
But he can defy the gods
If you can answer this question, you could probably defend your PhD thesis about it.
Is it he that pushes the boulder, or is it a mind controlling boulder? Follow me for more philosify stuff.
Y’all might like this video. Especially if you’ve played Cruelty Squad.
ive never played and i feel like i have no idea whats going on a coupke minutes in but it is interesting
