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    5 days ago

    Is Sisyphus happy?

    Possibly. For once in his endless existence he now has an objective aside from “move this big rock.” No matter which target gets clobbered, moving the boulder has a point. That and nobody has any idea what will really happen - how exciting! Who knows, maybe we do this all again tomorrow and see if the outcome is the same?

    As a bonus, if you give Sisyphus the ability to choose which target, he gets to exercise some agency. Forever in a state of doing the same exact thing all the time, this would likely feel like sipping on ambrosia for the first time. It would be a tremendous act of mercy.

    Edit: Also, Tartarus is now in anarchy, so anything is possible.

    OP’s thought experiment shows that some rando just showed up with lodging of infinite size and the nautical manifestation of a logical paradox, in his back pocket. And what does he do with this awesome, reality-bending power? They conduct philosophical experiments that only end in more questions. Moreover, he’s aggravating Zeus’ terms of Sisyphus’ imprisonment, and you don’t have to be Prometheus to know that’s playing with fire. The gods must be busy doing, uh, other things.