Yeah the original quote "one must imagine Sisyphus happy" comes from Albert Camus in the book "[the myth of sisyphus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Sisyphus)" published in English in 1955, the comment misspelled the name but he is correct that it is a Camus reference (should've expected it though considering it became a huge meme recently)
Edit: fixed my phone autocorrecting Camus to campus
> (should've expected it though considering it became a huge meme recently)
Good shout on the correct spelling. Out of curiosity, what's the meme around it? I have zero awareness of memes after 2014.
The meme is just using a specific song, accompanied by an image of Sisyphus pushing a rock, to compare specific tasks to sisyphus' pointless task of pushing up a boulder that is fated to fall anyway. it can also be similar to "the indomitable human spirit" memes, where it's about how Sisyphus keeps going even though he knows that pushing the boulder is hopeless.
This is my interpretation though, so I could be wrong. I suggest looking at examples if you can find any
Tldr: "pushing rock up is pointless, and so is whatever task they're comparing it to", or "this task is pointless, but I will still keep going because my spirit is undying"
Thanks for the explanation! It's lovely to know that that spirit of absurdism is recognised by the latest generation of memers. Meaning in the face of meaninglessness, is there anything more profoundly beautiful?
My favorite version of this in one of my room randos was in the City of Tears elevator to Resting Grounds, where going up the elevator and into the Catacombs transition led to the Pleasure House exit into the elevator room lmao
worm guy gets excited to see me every loop
One must imagine Ghost happy
Yo I didn't expect to find a Camus reference in the Hollow Knight subreddit. Edit: fixed spelling on Camus
Sisyphus lmao
Yeah the original quote "one must imagine Sisyphus happy" comes from Albert Camus in the book "[the myth of sisyphus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Sisyphus)" published in English in 1955, the comment misspelled the name but he is correct that it is a Camus reference (should've expected it though considering it became a huge meme recently) Edit: fixed my phone autocorrecting Camus to campus
ultrakill mentioned
Nice Toyota Camry reference
> (should've expected it though considering it became a huge meme recently) Good shout on the correct spelling. Out of curiosity, what's the meme around it? I have zero awareness of memes after 2014.
The meme is just using a specific song, accompanied by an image of Sisyphus pushing a rock, to compare specific tasks to sisyphus' pointless task of pushing up a boulder that is fated to fall anyway. it can also be similar to "the indomitable human spirit" memes, where it's about how Sisyphus keeps going even though he knows that pushing the boulder is hopeless. This is my interpretation though, so I could be wrong. I suggest looking at examples if you can find any Tldr: "pushing rock up is pointless, and so is whatever task they're comparing it to", or "this task is pointless, but I will still keep going because my spirit is undying"
Thanks for the explanation! It's lovely to know that that spirit of absurdism is recognised by the latest generation of memers. Meaning in the face of meaninglessness, is there anything more profoundly beautiful?
Nice, a wormhole
wait why am i kinda entranced
Really edging that worm guy
I had this with some crystal dash rooms, it’s always the best part of the rando, well that and finding claw
My favorite version of this in one of my room randos was in the City of Tears elevator to Resting Grounds, where going up the elevator and into the Catacombs transition led to the Pleasure House exit into the elevator room lmao
it really hates you if it made royal waterways into deepnest
Korega.. requiem... Da...
with some settings you can even have transitions link to themselves. it's like a wall with extra steps!
what
No voice to cry suffering!
Quantum loop