Existentialism - Why bother?

Existentialism is, rather ironically, pretty pointless as a theory. Popularised by Jean-Paul Satre, just after the second world war, It strikes me as a theory adopted by people who, quite frankly, have too much time on their hands.

Albert Camus's "L'Etranger" is perhaps his most famous novel and is often seen as a work of existentialism and it's hard to argue with that conclusion. A seemingly irrational killing of an Arab reminds me of one thing in particular.

The game "Grand Theft Auto" has an element of this. Not quite on the same level but I get the feeling that an existentialist philosopher would have tremendous fun playing a Grand Theft Auto game.

Existentialists - Get A Job!!

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