Human life should be based on meaning, lived by meaning, and be justified through meaning. Despite the ontological search for wisdom and purpose, sometimes human existence may be restricted to surface-level being, without deep thinking or transformative reflections, full of metaphysical boredom. From your perspective, what are the dimensions of existential boredom?
RE: "existence may be restricted to surface-level being, without deep thinking or transformative reflections"
I don't think you can equate that with boredom. Isn't there a literary motif of the happy, unreflective, fatalistic peasant for whom "ignorance is bliss"? Some happy and contented individuals with a mentality manqué also come to mind.
Individuals with too much time on their hands are troubled by existence, those fighting for their lives have no such luxury.
Sartre's obsession with such matters had much to do with his privileges during a time of conquest and his inability to act. Another word might be guilt.
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