In his Ted Talk, Peter Singer suggests that the modern Sisyphus problem is the never-ending cycle that the average consumer is forced to live in. For example, the average person is obligated to work so that they are in a position to afford consumer goods that will potentially bring them joy. However, after spending their money, consumers will need to work again to afford more and more of these goods until they are satisfied. He argues that it is a perpetual cycle because he deems our consumerism to be incapable of satisfying us. Thus, he puts forward altruism, which heavily follows…