"Life in a meaningless world was not worth living. But I realized that such a conviction would have pesky consequences"

http://chronicle.com/article/The-Making-of-a-Philosophy/135876/

November 26, 2012

The Making of a Philosophy Professor

By John Kaag

"For a long time, I was inclined to answer Camus in the negative: Life in a meaningless world was not worth living. But I realized that such a conviction would have pesky consequences. Answering in the affirmative was no walk in the park, either. It meant that you affirmed that life was an incurable disease, but that you had decided, resolutely and freely, to suffer through it."