Eventually all of us will be obliterated and forgotten — even Elon Musk — and I believe that is a beautiful thing.

The argument of purpose is the one I have most commonly heard natalists throw recklessly around, as if most humans were not eventually looking for an answer to their perplexity when faced with the irrational. What we call “life” is a reflection of fear and based on desire, and therefore unfulfillment. Life is irrational, and delusional are those looking for something rational in it. We thrive on duality and calamity. We have no control, life is ultimately uncertain, full of probabilities. No matter how many coping mechanisms one develops to reassure oneself, at this point there are only lies from people who want to rule over a society that believes it is free. So, it is quite intriguing to me to voluntarily put another being through the gamble for this purely selfish reason: to feel better about oneself, to feel like one contributes to another’s or a society’s happiness while all they do is use their children for their own delusion and to live in the dream of someone else.

“It is curious that while good people go to great lengths to spare their children from suffering, few of them seem to notice that the one (and only) guaranteed way to prevent all the suffering of their children is not to bring those children into existence in the first place.” -David Benatar

Antinatalism doesn’t only regard human life. We should also think about animals (hence the rise of the vegan movement, too).

Anyway, I think if you must own a pet as an antinatalist, then the ethical thing to do would be to rescue a pet that was given up by its previous owners. When you rescue a pet, you save them from dying lonely in the shelter. It’s a great thing to do. Don’t pay breeders to breed more cats or dogs as that is exactly what antinatalism stands against: Creating life only for them to potentially suffer a terrible fate.

Even though I have always known how large the universe it, it has hit me how insignificant we are when the totality of the universe is taken into account. No one takes a speck of dust or a grain of salt with any significance. Ot comes and vanishes away just like that, and no one is bothered by it. Yet when it comes to the entire cosmos we are just like that speck of dust, flowing through the air of existence and being blown away by a reality we have no control over.

I am able to accept Camus’ absurd reasoning better the more I deconstruct myself from societal constructs and start to live with objective reality better. Like Camus, I believe when we understand that our values are meaningless it only gives us more freedom to live as we are and not get caught up in the toxicity of society and its abstract concepts that it tries to force upon us. At the end of the day, we are nothing and our experiences mean very little to the universe as a whole.

It needs more parents.

Adopt.

The point of The Myth of Sisyphus is that this is our life, to a large extent. We wake up in the morning, go to work, come home, have dinner, spend time with friends/family/pets, do some leisure activities, go to bed, rinse and repeat. Much of human life is repetitive and absurd, just like Sisyphus pushing his boulder.

The point Camus is trying to make is that we, like Sisyphus, can choose to live in the face of absurdity as a means of rebelling against it.

Antinatalism is about reducing suffering and making ethical choices. By not bringing new life into the world, we prevent potential pain and help protect our environment. It allows us to focus on improving the lives of those already here and respects personal freedom and informed decision-making. Let’s continue to explore these ideas and support each other in making compassionate choices.

The philosophies of absurdism and existentialism seem like interchangeable ideas to me, as both seem to encourage the creation of one’s subjective purpose: Absurdism challenges us to confront the absurdity of existence with courage and authenticity. It invites us to reject false comforts and distractions that shield us from the harsh reality of life’s meaninglessness. In doing so, it asks us to live fully and passionately in the face of the absurd, to create our purpose and meaning.

Existentialism and Absurdism…they both agree that the universe is inherently meaningless, but Existentialism states that we must create our own meaning. Absurdism, on the other hand, focuses on the tension between a meaningless universe and our constant striving to find meaning. To embrace the Absurd is to own up to the meaninglessness of it all and move on, to keep living and living well.

Roses are red

Doritos are savory

The U.S. prison system

Is legalized slavery