Phatman and Picard: Catastrophic Thoughts Ward

With nothing left to give, Phatman and Picard give up. Not because they want to, but because they've been discarded by society. Fortunately, on their path past humanity, they find meaning...as it relates to the meaning of life. Granted, they forget it almost instantly, but that is beside the point. The point is: It's catastrophic the way these two imagine the world?