What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

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Originally Posted by Nekokaori

maybe the world would be better off blind if the the fear makes it stop causing suffering maybe its better off without eyes at all

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Now you are just advocating for good ol' genocide! Welcome to the human race!

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Originally Posted by Nekokaori

if you show them real pain they will stop causing it

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That only works on people who have empathy and self-awareness. The apathetic and the ignorant will only notice their own pain.

Even worse, they may internalize their own pain, come to see that pain as a good thing for making them "stronger", and then demand that similar pain be inflicted on other people to cull the weak from the strong.

For an example...that is basically the entire plot of Endwalker.

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Originally Posted by Rulakir

I'm blanking on when we get to say anything to Emet that isn't us being a smart aleck or just looking sad.

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Never. Even at the end we are never even allowed to say thank you for saving our asses yet again, much less having the option to apologize for...everything. Just nothing but nods and sadly looking at our shoes.

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Originally Posted by Nekokaori

no i got that point and mataphor so i shifted into one of my own ... god i hate mentioning this anime but

if you show them real pain they will stop causing it like pain in naruto did

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Are you trying to say: If people doth an eye for an eye, it'll maketh the whole world safer, as nobody shall dareth taketh of mine own eye in future, lest they seeketh mine own retribution?

(Edit: I'm just playing a nonsensical parody at this point)

By all means enlighten us on how stewing in rages for eons and committing genocide fixes or makes better yourself or brings back the dead. Once broken you can't repair things to thr way they were. The world, both in game and real, is imperfect and as long as beings have will conflict will happen. It's just the way things are.

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Originally Posted by Caurcas

By all means enlighten us on how stewing in rages for eons and committing genocide fixes or makes better yourself or brings back the dead. Once broken you can't repair things to thr way they were. The world, both in game and real, is imperfect and as long as beings have will conflict will happen. It's just the way things are.

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Somethings arent about fixing or bringing back the dead, if you cant be fixed and they can be bringed back then destory the root cause of that, why should they laugh and smile when they take from u.

sometimes an example has to be made to make the point

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Originally Posted by Nekokaori

Somethings arent about fixing or bringing back the dead, if you cant be fixed and they can be bringed back then destory the root cause of that, why should they laugh and smile when they take from u.

sometimes an example has to be made to make the point

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Starting to sound like some jrpg villain my guy.

This sounds like the point where people would say "Drop it because this is off topic" when I argue.

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Originally Posted by CrownySuccubus

This sounds like the point where people would say "Drop it because this is off topic" when I argue.

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You are correct. We've strayed too far from the regular scheduled dead horse beating. Shame, yesterday's discussion on how to rewrite the plot to make a better narrative was nice.

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Originally Posted by Starshower

https://i.imgur.com/UUZNepO.png

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Sorry, every time I see this image I just crack up because I remember a comment I saw about: "Well, they never said it would be us taking down the Garlean Empire..."