Meme lore
What is the Sisyphus Boulder meme?
Sisyphus Boulder is a blank black-and-white line drawing of a stick figure shoving a mesh-patterned boulder up a stippled slope. Captions treat everyday chores, bugs, and bureaucracy as the mythic punishment: finish the hill, watch it roll down.
Origin & history
Myth: Sisyphus, king of Ephyra, condemned to roll a boulder up a hill forever (Homer; later Zeus/Hades tellings). Essay: Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus, 1942. This still: unsigned stipple line drawing, photographer/artist unclear. Meme entry: Know Your Meme, 2023-02-02.
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