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[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What happens to Sisyphus if he just... Let the boulder roll all the way down?

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Then one must imagine Sisyphus lazy. Repetitive toil in exchange for the right to exist is simply the natural order.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No I mean, like, in the actual story. lol

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Hermes: "Shouldn't he have a more severe punishment for not performing his punishment?"

Hades: "What am I supposed to punish him with? A second boulder he won't push?"

(Also to complete the image: These are the versions from the Disney Hercules)

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago

I'm sure that after half an eternity, Sisyphus would start to get creative with it. I bet he surfed down the mountain on the boulder once just to see if he could.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

How about we push the boulder onto a ridge and have some pina coladas for ~~a bit~~ several years

Edit: Maybe we just leave the boulder there and invent something to carry it up

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago

But then we forego the peace achieved by appreciating the rewards inherent to making boulder go up.