Continuity

The fool! he perseveres -- despite enormous difficulties in dealing with facts, no actual prospect of success, doggedly persisting in the face of a string of self-contradictions, enduring the unending ridicule of all, dimly aware of his own inadequacy, exemplifying the human ability to remain in existence for a little while despite being a total failure. The fool dysfunctions and continues! he may even perversely giggle and unwisely shout, "It's all theater, and it must go on!"