Thread 24852473

Why not roll up an infinitely tall hill?

>>24852473 (OP)
Because it's stupid.

>>24852478
Let's correct it.
Perhaps the myths were told incorrectly.
Seems fun :)

>>24852473 (OP)
>>24852485
if it sounds fun to you its not going to be your punishment, simple as

>>24852517
>punishment
sounds like a weak mindset.
what not develop worldviews that can make the most of suffering rather than just avoid it.
convert your meaningless nothing existence into something; hit the metaphysical gym.

>>24852473 (OP)
Because having to start over is part of the punishment

>>24852633
Oh if he drops it, it'll still fall down and he'd have to start again.
But why must not the hill be infinite if Sisyphus has to do this eternally?
Perhaps even make the hill non-linear?
How would that change his fate; what would be his perspective/phenomenology? How would he perceive his own existence and accomplishments and being?
His measuring stick is infinite in length yet measurable in suffering.
The Gods weren't "punishing" Sisyphus you fool, they were testing him: to upset the gods is to challenge their authority as possible equals. That is how the Greeks saw divine ontology related to man and apotheosis.

>>24852473 (OP)
First you should try to kill your brother, shag and impregnate your niece, snitch on a god, destroy the cycle of life and death, and scam another goddess. Better start now.
>The Gods weren't "punishing" Sisyphus
sure they weren't

>>24852654
Well, at least you have the posturing down to a T. Starting something over and over again without making any meaningful progress crushes the spirit of most people and thus is very essential to the punishment. It's also where modern readings start, no way to embrace futility when you can tell yourself things like "at least i climbed x miles high" or "it's an infinite timeline, there has to be a 7/11 somewhere around here!"
Your last point is basically coping through the possibility of taking over his spot if you suck up to the boss long enough. But only once you rid yourself of that hope you can see the part of the punishment that is being embraced.

>>24852759
>coping
existing
:)

>>24852848
>existing
If I pull that belief system off, will you die?

>>24852863
What do you mean?
We can cooperate.
Unless you want to existentially defect?

>>24852473 (OP)
It's a myth about the rising and setting of the sun each day but retards think it's about hell or something.

The trickster king faked his death
The gods punished him

>>24852473 (OP)
Because we don't have infinitely long lives before we die.

>>24852473 (OP)
In reality we have no choice.You either suffer, or delude yourself into some masochistic trance to where your suffering is enjoyable. Existential stockholme syndrome.

Infinite hill
>always new part of hill
>making progress always even if there is no end
>no defeat just eternal stalemate
Repeat
>same hill always, no new novel scenery
>no progress always back to 0
>you almost make it to the top then fail. This is losing just about as you were about to win and reach the top you fail

It's not a never ending task. It's an unwinnable task.

>>24854832
Life feels like eternity though.
So make the most of it.

>>24854873
At what point will the ball roll just down eternally?
Is that the point where Sisyphus is a god?

>>24854873
At what point will the ball just roll down eternally?
Is that the point where Sisyphus is a god?

>>24852473 (OP)
Im Sisyphus if he won

>>24855270
I love that warped gigamaxxed gigachad just looks like a Baki character

>>24855320
a beast god
a giga chad

The crushing sensation of failure when success was just within your grasp is worse than any amount of toil
Take some chances in life, you will find out for yourself

>>24855362
what about the sensation of when all your plans come into fruition and surprisingly exceed your expectations?

>>24854832
Your right