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One needn't imagine Sisyphus... (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Never has been.

There is meaning in the endless toil, one can find peace in knowing that the boulder will never reach the top. Let go of expecting a reward for reaching the top, and appreciate the rewards in pushing the boulder.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Boulder must go up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What happens to Sisyphus if he just... Let the boulder roll all the way down?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I'm sure that after half an eternity, Sisyphus would start to get creative with it. I bet he surfed down the mountain on the boulder once just to see if he could.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Then one must imagine Sisyphus lazy. Repetitive toil in exchange for the right to exist is simply the natural order.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No I mean, like, in the actual story. lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hades only knows.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hermes: "Shouldn't he have a more severe punishment for not performing his punishment?"

Hades: "What am I supposed to punish him with? A second boulder he won't push?"

(Also to complete the image: These are the versions from the Disney Hercules)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

How about we push the boulder onto a ridge and have some pina coladas for ~~a bit~~ several years

Edit: Maybe we just leave the boulder there and invent something to carry it up

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

But then we forego the peace achieved by appreciating the rewards inherent to making boulder go up.