Absurd is the right word! Instead of Sisyphe committing suicide as it is suggested by his discussion of the meaningless Camus concludes that we must imagine him happy! ---- I remember the discussion after his premature untimely death. The word suicide came up very often.

Rido quia absurdum

Yes, and can only happen when we with our higher cognitive skills can let go of that evolutionary dread that is baked into our psyche as a species survival trait to avoid being picked off by beasties.

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His could be a very manageable punishment. Depending upon the actual timing and rules of his "descent" from the mountain top-his version of vacation time. Can he take the long way down? Can he dally. Smell the flowers. Nap? His return to the office Monday AM no doubt sucked.

Cp. (Pseud.) Hippocrates, Letter 17,5: the laughing Democritus. (Ut risus in Abderitas = in absurditate risus #anagrams)

I feel sorry for Hades: "every day, of course, he gets a tiny bit fitter. So, in order to make sure the boulder rolls away precisely at the summit, I have to compensate for that by rising before him in the morning and making the mountain a tiny bit taller” youtu.be/CdCUy1oFlso?si=jcWn…

I think Nietzsche said something similar. Talked about being, "an affirmer."

Sisyphus, Prometheus, Taygetus, the Ancients sure knew how to put their mountain peaks to good use.

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