Zapffe posits that humans are "unbidden guests" in a universe not designed for them. While animals have biological needs that are easily met, humans have a unique metaphysical interest
Here’s why I keep returning to Zapffe’s tragic PDFs: they are the ultimate antidote to toxic positivity. When a self-help book tells you “you can achieve anything,” Zapffe whispers: “You will die. Your achievements will rust. The sun will explode.” zapffe on the tragic pdf
This is a "fully arbitrary dismissal from consciousness of all disturbing and destructive thoughts and feelings." We simply refuse to think about the dark reality of our existence. Zapffe posits that humans are "unbidden guests" in
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Consciously “forbidding” certain terrifying thoughts from entering the mind. We build a wall around the zones of knowledge that cause pain.