Well yes - but no-one pretends that KP talking about baby crap is some sort of existentialist theorising so your comparison with Self (oh the irony of that name!!) is beyond ridiculous !!!
He's writing this arrogant nonsense for an organ whose readership is of miniscule proportions and whose readerships understanding of this arrant nonsense is even less than its readership - the whole point being that whilst we all get on with the ups and downs, the ins and outs, the VERY trials...