Disappointed in one Endwalker Aspect [SPOILERS]

[KariTheFox]

I think comparisons to real world actions fall apart because in real life, nobody is an immortal, god-like being. And there is very little in terms of real life analogue to being turned from an immortal, godlike being into a regular person.

[Vyrerus]

I think comparisons to real world actions fall apart because in real life, nobody is an immortal, god-like being. And there is very little in terms of real life analogue to being turned from an immortal, godlike being into a regular person.

Within the setting of the story they were regular people. That's how far their civilization had climbed. The only reason we can't relate to that specific is because we are only imagining it, not living it. It is an inherit problem with humans telling stories. We can only take the story as far in relatability as the audience is able to imagine.

But there's no real need to relate to immortality or god-likeness. We're shown in Elpis that they still have foibles, and are basically just people with abilities extraordinary to us. The importance is that they were people. They had dreams. They had loves. They had favorite foods. The need to eat. The need to rest. The need to cry.

So real world comparisons don't really fall apart due to that facet of the story. In this instance, the writers actually use our real world experience against the Ancients' story to cudgel a philosophy into us. We accept it, because it's more readily relatable.