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It is possible to find meaning in the absurd. That is what Camus and other nihilists propose. We have sadly lost our values as people. We don’t value community
by thenerdhead 3y ago
It is possible to find meaning in the absurd. That is what Camus and other nihilists propose.
We have sadly lost our values as people. We don’t value community in the same way as it was before the internet for example.
We should not give into despair, although many already have.
- at_a_remove 3y agoNot exactly. It was proposed that we assign meaning. It is not there to be found. Unless you are a virtuoso of self-deception, you will be aware that you have arbitrarily assigned meaning. It is no less hollow than an atheist with a communion wafer. That is the crux of my point: all of the constructs we had, including whimsy and distraction, become reduced to so much translucent -- at best -- mist once we're aware.
- thenerdhead 3y agoNot sure we read the same book then. Because I was commenting on the idea that “life is inherently meaningless and absurd, yet we can find purpose and significance by embracing and confronting this absurdity.”