Quote Originally Posted by Cleretic View Post
You're right that we don't really know what a Rejoining is like. But we do know what being nuked is like. We know what genocidal campaigns are like. We know what lethal gas weapons are like.
Well, that sounds like a personal assumption as to what a rejoining is like. Given the emphasis of memories being etched onto the aether of the soul I could equally assume rejoinings couldn't be that bad or everyone on the Source would have severe PTSD from the trauma inflicted to their multiple soul fragments.

The world of FFXIV being the way it is with tangible souls and reincarnation prevent me from drawing any real world comparisons. The Ascians weren't killing people for the sake of it and the narrative addresses Emet's struggles with his duty. Conversely, Hermes and Venat knowingly chose violence for the express purpose of ending their world as they knew it. Intent makes a difference to me.