Story of Sisyphus and it’s similarities to human civilization…

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is eternally punished by rolling a boulder up a mountain, only for it to roll back down. Similarly, human civilization resembles a fool rolling a boulder up a hill, thinking they've achieved greatness, only for it to roll back down again. However, the silver lining is that each time mankind attempts this, they learn something new.

Therefore the true value that is generated after each attempt is knowledge.