I know that there is no objective meaning outside the illusions we (humans) as a society created.
Existentialism
As humans, we have freedom to create our own meaning to live.
Essence
make something what it is
a defined purpose
a meaning to life
an essence, necessary for anything to exist
Absurdism
Constant tension between the hunger for meaning and impossibility of satisfying this drive in a meaningless world.
Stare in this meaninglessness and show middle finger.
A fuck you to nihilism.
Camus says we have three options to face the absurd:
Suicide: kill yourself ffs
Philosophical suicide: believe in some meaning (like religion, Marxism) without killing yourself, swallow a pill of bullshit basically
Acceptance: rebel, reject hope, embrace nothingness, don’t make happiness a distant goal, spend time with yourself, be flexible, live with passion, you are giving away your freedom while you think of suicide, and choose love ….