#absurdism
I usually avoid navel-gazing here (because I overindulge in my inner life). But I have rarely felt so deeply seen as I do by this funny ‘splainer. If there is funeral for me upon my passing and anyone shows up, they can just play this video instead of writing an eulogy. I hope it makes you giggle and go on.
Here are some highlights:
How are we supposed to find meaning or belonging or just the bare basics of a reason to live in a universe this unkind and uncaring and hopelessness seems inevitable, pitted daily against tragedies with no explanation, maladies that defy medicine, and—let’s be honest—other humans who are just straight-up cocks? By pursuing the joy of being for the sake of it, by choosing to create hope internally, by revolting against the harshness and strangeness of existence by living even more intensely. Born into a world that makes no sense, we can rebel by being better and kinder and weirder, by living inside a paradox and still doing the dishes. It’s about asking the question “what if we never get a final explanation”’and replying to oneself, “Look. It’s a nice day. How unprecedentedly cool it is to be alive. Let’s go for a beer.”
#absurdism #metaphysics #philosophy #splainer #mentalHealth
Absurdism | How to party at the end of meaning - Exurb1a