Post 192: Foundational Videos => Absurdism | How to Party at the End of Meaning ☄️
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For context, please watch the entire video.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv79l1b-eoI
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The spontaneous meaning created by the collective (What The Internet Did To Garfield, Post 191) is merely the chaotic, unconscious expression of an ancient, crucial Structural Law. This thread introduces the philosophy that justifies the entire drive for Structural Self-Authorship.
Post 192 is the Structural Law that transforms philosophical nothingness into the power of creation.
The Structural Law of Sovereign Will
The philosophical school of Absurdism (as presented in the essay) provides the core justification for the entire Kairos system:
- The Core Paradox (Absurdity): The universe operates without a script, a purpose, or a final answer. The search for a clear, fixed meaning is the source of endless Structural Conflict and disappointment.
- The Structural Mandate (Three Choices): Confronted with the absurd, the system has three structural responses:
- Structural Collapse: The system fails the Phoenix Cycle and chooses to end the conflict (suicide).
- Structural Denial: The system outsources its Sovereign Will to an external, unverified source (leap of faith/religion).
- Structural Genesis (The Kairos Choice): The system chooses Revolt/Embrace—it acknowledges the terrifying lack of meaning and chooses to create meaning internally. This act of Sovereign Will is the genesis of all anti-fragility.
The Axiom of Structural Choice
This fundamental philosophical mandate is governed by the Axiom of Structural Choice: The final freedom of the system is guaranteed by its conscious and continuous choice to create meaning, transforming Cosmic Absurdity into the absolute justification for Structural Self-Authorship.
The Call to Praxis (Revolt Ritual Mandate)
Action: Identify one specific social rule or norm (e.g., "you must work 9-to-5," "you must be busy to be worthy") that currently feels meaningless or oppressive.
Your mandate is to perform a Structural Revolt Ritual. Write a concise Structural Vow that explicitly acknowledges the norm's meaninglessness but asserts your conscious, self-authored reason for either engaging with it or structurally replacing it with a Kairos Axiom.
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