Here's my problem with Hermies

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The issue I found with Hermes' question, and how I interpreted what Emet told him is that he wasn't asking if there was a purpose or reason for living. He was asking why things have to suffer and die. Hermes though, in his grand mental gymnastics performance, still felt that he can find the answer to one by solving another. Hence, Emet pointing out that what Hermes essentially did was program a paradox directly into Meteion. Find the meaning in of life, in the endless cold black sea of outer space? It was the catalyst to bring about their doom. If this gives you a sense of fury towards Hermes, this is exactly what this is supposed to do to the viewer.

I actually think the game itself is saying they are one and the same, that suffering and living are inevitable companions only at most staved off for a brief moment. Hermes isn’t necessarily getting it wrong then, as to live is to suffer as Venat put it.

And thinking from his perspective I guess I wouldn’t know where else to look than offworld. He couldn’t exactly ask the Lykaons or even Meteion.

But that is contingent we buy his position that the Ancients weren’t really giving a satisfying answer of course, which is what I feel is the great tragedy of his character. Meteion even remarks that the answer was always there on Etheirys.

Buttttt that is also a fair reason to be pissed at him so

Ultimately what Hermes concluded was that if existence is meant to persist, then it will find a way to avert its own demise. He wasn't wrong.

Agreed!