so i read this (the english translation) and i still don't

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>>9338227
>self-bumping on /lit/

One must imagine OP as happy.

It makes more sense if you read The Myth of Sisyphus first
For Camus, it basically comes down to the idea that existence itself is absurd and so the action of being and the struggle itself is the only means by which we derive any kind of satisfaction or fulfillment in the absence of logical or reasoned absolutes

>>9338244
>existence itself is absurd and so the action of being and the struggle itself is the only means by which we derive any kind of satisfaction or fulfillment in the absence of logical or reasoned absolutes
unfortunately most of this went over my head desu. i understand what you're saying in a literal sense, but i'm finding it hard to take any meaning from it. thanks for the recommendation though. i'll be sure to check out The Myth of Sisyphus

To be honest it's a very shallow branch of existentialism and Sartre does a better job of elucidating it in light of actual philosophy and not just presenting it in an obscured literary format as Camus does. .
Camus is kind of interesting as an author, but if you're looking for a serious philosophical examination of absurdism you should really move on to Sartre after you've read The Myth of Sisyphus as a starting point.

>>9338260
This was supposed to be aimed here
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>>9338260
noted. i really enjoyed the literary approach that camus took, but like you said, i'm sure it isn't as informative as reading straight philosophy. i'll look into sarte. i've heard a lot about him, but never actually read anything from him