Agree. "Silly or insignificant" is the wrong angle. "Pushing a boulder up a hill" is my preferred framing. Better to talk about difficulty, uncertainty, and

Agree. "Silly or insignificant" is the wrong angle. "Pushing a boulder up a hill" is my preferred framing. Better to talk about difficulty, uncertainty, and boredom. All those things will make you low status - choosing to be sisyphus isn't glamorous - but that's also where you find valuable niches. Not in the silly.