I recognize the Plato shadows on a wall ref and someone commented about Sisyphus. Obviously, Saddam was in a hole. What's the rest? Looks like pick-axe people are part of a 2d video game. I don't get anything other than what I've described.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 20 points 6 months ago

The pick-axe is a "motivational" meme about don't giving up, because the diamonds could be just around.

[–] TheBloodFarts@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Grey downward facing body is from nutty putty cave

[–] C126@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

That story is horrifying

[–] hertg@infosec.pub 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The caption is a reference to "The myth of sisyphus" by Albert Camus. "One must imagine Sisyphus happy". Good book.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 6 months ago

That one is a pretty deep reference.

[–] DriftinGrifter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

if the books is any good is the title just clickbait?

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

The gray silhouette in the hole is a nutty putty cave reference. It's pretty horrifying. Tl;dr version, cave exlorer gets so stuck it's actually impossible to remove him.