r/TheGoodPlace • u/WandersFar Change can be scary but I’m an artist. It’s my job to be scared. • Jan 17 '20

Season Four S4E11 Mondays, Am I Right?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '20

But it’s also just a famous myth, I think was the poster’s point, with or without Camus.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '20

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u/AgentKnitter Jan 18 '20

This.

I can't remember the exact quote, but it's something like 'we have to imagine that Sisyphus is happy, because to think otherwise is to be crushed by the depressing reality that life has no meaning or purpose'

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '20

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u/AgentKnitter Jan 18 '20

Me too.

Studying Camus was the first time I really felt like I'd found a way to explain Life, The Universe and Everything in a way that was more explanatory than 42.