Welcome, dear reader, to Chapter 4: The Existential Crisis of Dr. Pete. In this chapter, we'll explore the depths of Dr. Pete's despair as he contemplates the meaninglessness of it all.
As we left off from Chapter 3, Dr. Pete was feeling pretty good about his life. He had his coffee shop, his collection of vintage typewriters, and his cat, Mr. Whiskers. But then he stumbled upon a particularly pesky existentialist text while browsing the internet, and his world began to unravel.
Dr. Pete's existential crisis was in full swing, and he was questioning everything. Was the meaning of life 42, or was it just a bunch of meaningless nonsense? Was the best way to spend his days sipping lattes and typing away, or was it something more?
To navigate this crisis, Dr. Pete turned to the ancient wisdom of the great philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre. He read his way through Being and Nothingness, but it only made things worse.
As he sat in his dimly lit coffee shop, surrounded by the hum of espresso machines and the murmur of whispered conversations, Dr. Pete felt like he was trapped in some sort of absurd, never-ending nightmare.
And then, just as he was about to give up all hope, he stumbled upon a flyer for the local community college's philosophy club. They were hosting a lecture on the meaning of life, and Dr. Pete just had to attend.
Read on to find out what Dr. Pete learned that fateful night, and how it changed his life forever.