Honestly this is a valid question. Firstly, not all human forms were made to suffer (ex: the lizard herders and finger fishers)

But of the ones that did, I do believe that the timescales sort of render this question moot. For example, the Worms were made to suffer, but by the time they became Snake People, up to 35 million years had passed (Second wave of contact was 15mil after the Second Empire started, then, third wave ended after 20mil more years).

While the Snake People probably suffered in some ways, it would be similar to how we suffer, via genetic mutations. No amount of Qu planning would have let them continue to make their enemies suffer this long in the future. Any pains or pleasures they now had would have been bestowed on them by the blind mind of evolution.

7 points Digstreme

They probably made the process painful for the first generation after being transformed but not their offspring

6 points Bright_Permission881

Has anyone actually read All Tomorrows? Because the book makes several of these things clear.


2 points Needhelp_photography

Exactly. Next time you have a question about the book, just read the damn book

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3 points Uncertain-Division

Honestly this is a valid question. Firstly, not all human forms were made to suffer (ex: the lizard herders and finger fishers)

But of the ones that did, I do believe that the timescales sort of render this question moot. For example, the Worms were made to suffer, but by the time they became Snake People, up to 35 million years had passed (Second wave of contact was 15mil after the Second Empire started, then, third wave ended after 20mil more years).

While the Snake People probably suffered in some ways, it would be similar to how we suffer, via genetic mutations. No amount of Qu planning would have let them continue to make their enemies suffer this long in the future. Any pains or pleasures they now had would have been bestowed on them by the blind mind of evolution.

2 points Throttle_Kitty

Haha sometimes