Philosophical concept discussed in relation to the death of God and the burden of self-actualisation, critiqued for the false promise that humans could transcend the human condition.
"When god died, and modernity began- the pursuit of self-actualisation was born. Modernity says it's a privilege to self-actualise, in actuality- you're doing the hard work that used to belong to the gods. It's not a privilege, it's an obligation. When god died, we thought that we could become him. T"