I think when people first encounter existentialism, they are still within a traditional spiritual frame, so they evaluate in that frame: thus, no god, no guidance, no safety. It takes a few encounters to say, hm, what if it's true? Maybe no god means freedom to choose, no shame?
Existentialism is funny because it's the only philosophy people read and become convinced of the opposite conclusion that it was trying to show. People read existentialists and fall into despair that life is meaningless, even though it's trying to show why that's not the case.
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"Man is condemned to be free" as Sartre eloquently opined
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Maybe because it didn't succeed?
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Funny how so many are prepared to discard a philosophy or ideology because it hasn't "succeeded" as if science is fundamentally a process of constantly refining our understanding of the universe instead of a sudden moment of complete enlightenment.
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I think the steps are 1) dread 2) freedom from that dread
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They also watch "Wall Street" and remember "Greed is good" instead of "I'm going to jail, Dad," so….
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The Myth of Sisyphus has entered the chat.
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But, I'm too lazy to create my own meaning. Can someone do it for me?
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That's what capitalism does.
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