Daily Life in Revolt

“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

The Sisyphean story that inspired Camus and formed the basis of one of his most popular essays on Absurdism is something that inspired me from an early age as I dealt with my own crisis of faith and descent into a long dark night of soul that came with it. In the years since I was first handed that book, I've repeatedly returned to the pages of his works for inspiration and them more rewarding and complex as time passes.

There's a more diverse range of philosophies that I mix in my personal narrative that makes up how I live my life, but it was embracing Absurdism that really kept me going. I'm going to explore representations of the Absurd in other media here, and examine his and newer Absurd works again at a later stage in life. While this effort will for obvious reasons be Camus-heavy, I'm going to try and include as much as I can from other content areas, including the wide variety available on YouTube, Reddit, and elsewhere. This obviously comes with its own pitfalls and problems, but as this is a personal project that will probably never be read by anyone, I'm just going to do my own thing and see where it takes me.

To the quote above; a common thread in my life recently seems to be an ever increasing scorn for so many things. Instead of letting this weigh me down, or allowing myself to be consumed by it, I see it as a chance to surmount the fates of things that impact my life and that I can't change or influence as would like. This life may have no meaning, and it may be absurd to try and find any, but having a healthy amount of scorn for the fate you've been dealt can sure help get through the day.