#absurdist

[localcosmicvoid]

"But the point is to live."

Slow Sunday rereading The Myth of Sisyphus by Camus & trying to find meaning again

[mater-argento]

The horror films of Ari Aster.

[ilovehomer]

[fixing-bad-posts]

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[draftmonologue]

The number of hours we have together is actually not so large. Please linger near the door uncomfortably instead of just leaving. Please forget your scarf in my life and come back later for it.

On Absurdism

1. Albert Camus— The Stranger / 2. Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth —Sacrifice and Bliss / 3. Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) / 4. Emil Cioran— On Heights of Despair / 5. Clarice Lispector / 6. Albert Camus— The Myth of Sisyphus / 7. Franz Kafka / 8. Ivan Turgenev—Fathers and Sons / 9. C'mon C'mon—Mike Mills/ 10. Mikko Harvey — No regrets

[muhammadgiovanni]

Aki Kaurismäki's "Calamari Union" February 8, 1985.

[reverie-quotes]

I had only a little time left and I didn't want to waste it on God.

— Albert Camus, The Stranger

[bryan-damage]

I don't know why but I bought this card and altered it.

[altargokart]

Are you an activity center gay or a blasphemer >:)

Available June 3rd

[chwoyaz]

how i perceive skk and their philosophical beliefs, particularly existentialism and absurdism

in my opinion, dazai's an existentialist. his character explores around the concept of finding meaning in life bcs he has no idea what's the point of it all. is there even value in the act of living? or is it just a foolish desire human beings have?

we all know dazai struggles with human emotions and has a constant conflict with his own identity

and yet, dazai constantly makes his choices in order to seek meaning (ex. staying in the mafia for a period of time, joining the ada, saving people, etc.)

the thing is, he WANTS to learn what it means to be human; wants to understand and find the value of life

as for chuuya, i believe he's an absurdist.

chuuya's journey is simply—for lack of a better word—ridiculous.

he has faced many absurd challenges in his life, yet managed to turn his life around through sheer force of will (mind you), and continues to live through it all with a devoted passion towards maintaining his relationship with humanity

like dazai, chuuya also struggles feeling human. at his worse moments, he feels like a weapon only wielded for war

despite that, chuuya continues living and commits himself to the people around him as an act of defiance in my opinion

yes, the conditions of his life is inane. laughable. maybe even pointless. but does it matter?

he doesn't particularly care abt the greater value of life or actively search for the meaning behind it, since he has already lived his entire life accepting its madness

he does and will constantly choose to live in spite of his conditions bcs he refuses to give in to the notion that he's not human and therefore shouldn't even cease to exist

in the end, chuuya rejects the promise of death and the power of destruction he's clearly capable of in order to stay in touch with his humanity—no matter how absurd his life is

[vintage-tigre]

[localcosmicvoid]

"and become open to the idea that being a mere mortal is enough."

From Long Live the Post Horn! by Vigdis Hjorth, trans. Charlotte Barslund

[mirroribis]

The Masonic Key of Lycanthropy https://linktr.ee/mirroribis

[thatsbutterbaby]

Tim Kent - Absurdist, 2021.  Oil on linen.

https://timkentstudio.com

[talefoundryshow]

NEW VIDEO!

"Would you still love me if I was a giant insect?" — Franz Kafka

[i-want-to-be-a-poet]

"Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement."

Albert Camus