/lit/ - Literature

without losing your sanity?

>Read the myth of Sisyphus.
>Feel like Camus copped out at the last second instead of concluding his real thoughts.

>Read Schopenhauer and Cioran.
>Start getting vague ideas that I later on learn fall within the realms of anti-natalism and negative utilitarianism.
>Assume these are just dumb ideas that have been already refuted.

>Read Benatar, Popper, Pearce, Zapffe
>"Oh shit this hasn't actually been refuted, has it"
>Realize the world views of anti-natalist and negative utilitarian philosophers seemingly can't be refuted but people just don't think about this because it's too hard to accept.

>Understand why Camus copped out.
>You are here.
What do you do now?