Quote Originally Posted by Brinne View Post
you can't really apply the world we live in to the present to the Ancients' situation. They're immortal, know that reincarnation exists, and the process is fully consensual.
Again, I'm NOT. The story (and writers) intends for us to find it scary, but I agree with you.

However, I will remind you I'm NOT the one who compared it to real life circumstances. Manifesto did, when they erroneously compared it to humans dying of old age.

Also, I want to point out that Venat was seen as weird for NOT choosing to do it. Emet-Selch makes a snide remark about the decision, and another Ancient at one point tells her how much she looks forward to when Venat goes back to the star, and Venat avoids the question. The way they framed the conversation was like someone asking a career woman when she's finally going to retire and have a baby, when said woman has expressed no desire to do it.