#sisyphean

[illustratus]

Sisyphus by Titian

[the-ephemeral-ethereal]

It was previously a question of finding out whether or not life had to have a meaning to be lived. It now becomes clear, on the contrary, that it will be lived all the better if it has no meaning. Living an experience, a particular fate, is accepting it fully.

from The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

[cosmic-muses]

Getting out of bed every morning is so sisyphean :(

Girls should be allowed to eep more

[erinflight]

Book recs: Alien aliens

If there was some un-official rule that every alien had to be plausibly non-human, I think sci-fi as a genre would be much worse off. But, sometimes authors do manage to spin up aliens that really feel like they come from a biology or a psychology unlike anything on Earth. Here are some examples: 1. Semiosis by Sue Burke

What would plants think about us, if they could think?

Semiosis posits a world where most plant (colonies) have a kind of rudimentary intelligence, and alter their biology/chemistry to manipulate animals into doing what they want. And then human settlers arrive. This book has a great premise, which it explores well. None of the individual characters were particularly memorable, but the way the human community as a whole reacted to the world (and its secrets) was well done. I recommend this book to anyone who's looking for a fun and thought provoking, but relatively slow paced, reading experience. 2. A Fire Upon The Deep

Unlike Semiosis, this story isn't about the aliens. There's an intense plot, where the aliens' unusual psychology plays a large part, but exploring their nature isn't the point of the story. The doglike aliens in this story aren't singular individuals. Rather, they run in packs. Any single individual on its own is basically an animal. But bring three or more together and you have a person. And by trading out or losing a pack member, that person's personality can fundamentally change. Great sci-fi story that explores a lot of cool ideas, with the alien pack minds being just one. 3. Sisyphean by Dempow Torishima

This is the strangest book I have ever read.

It's also not one story, but five, each taking place in a different setting and a different time. It's deeply unsettling, deeply fascinating, and sometimes feels almost nonsensical. But the beings in this book truly gave me the feeling of looking in at something out of my understanding that was still understandable. There was a logic I couldn't follow, but it existed. And the book does let you piece together a fair amount, though you'll be left with questions. I don't necessarily recommend this book. But if you want the experience of getting a glimpse at an alien society, this is the closest I've ever gotten.

4. Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

There's a planet. It's alive. It may or may not be intelligent. This book does a great job exploring it's central conceit (the living planet) and a terrible job with pretty much everything else (the characters, the plot, storytelling in general). My favorite part of this book was the ambiguity. The planet is responding to the human presence. But whether the response is an intelligent one is up for debate. Read this book if you want the thought experiment, don't read it for the story.

[cannibaltranssexual]

every single day im like oh ill do work during the day and then chill in bed and finally work on outlining my fic and then every night it gets to midnight and im always too tired to do any writing . explodes

[onlyhurtforaminute]

SISYPHEAN-EPITAPH TO THE REMNANTS

[eileenthecrow]

when are we as a society going to discuss how fucked up it is that we have to decide what to eat every day and then MAKE it. what the hell

[marigoldispeculiar]

Thinking about wintergatan/marble machine x. Thinking about how that guy had all the technical skills he needed but just no ability to manage the project. The way he kept jumping from process to process where the scope of the project kept growing with every iteration. How he kept looking for an external solution to a problem rooted in his own cognition. How he’s been working on it for 10+ years and just half-building the thing over and over again.

[blastbeat]

sisyphean [lithuania] // dissonant black metal.

“hearts of mercury” is from the album “colours of faith”, released via transcending obscurity records in 2022.

[depotestosterone]

[sunriseparabellum]

was looking to see if this place was hiring and my god

[the-ephemeral-ethereal]

I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain! One always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises rocks. He too concludes that all is well. This universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futile. Each atom of that stone, each mineral flake of that night-filled mountain, in itself forms a world. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

from The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus 

[rabbitsommelier]

even after my thorough deconstructing, i'm still not really happy with my website look, lol

[bittleholtz]

need to go to the fucking grocery store. AGAIN.

[peoples-republic-of-antarctica]

tetris is a sisyphean game

[judasvibe]

my car needs gas 🙄