Albert Camus (1913–1960) described the absurd as the clash between the human demand for meaning and a world that gives no final answer. His answer was neither suicide nor blind faith, but revolt: to live wide awake, in solidarity and with intensity, without pretending that meaning is already given.
Source: ChatGPT 5.6 Sol, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 4:17 a.m.