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whiteflame55 said:
Something about the concept of invisible, incredibly powerful people and monsters, any of whom could be a dead relative, running around attacking each other and causing damage to any number of structures and lives seems a bit beyond the pale for me, but if we assume that it's possible, we get all of the "fun" that comes with it.
Let's look at Hueco Mundo. You die, and for all intensive purposes, you lose your soul. You basically lose who and what you are. What's your reward? You get to go live in the desert, in constant fear of other monsters like yourself who would attack you for no other reason than to obtain more power. You could leave Hueco Mundo, but then you're likely to be killed by the Soul Reaper in charge of protecting the town you arrive in. You could somehow become one of the lucky few to gain power, which means you'll be top of Soul Society's hit list and be targeted by captains.
Or you could end up in Soul Society. If you're weak, you're reconciled to living with people you don't know in an area that's most likely a slum. If you're a child, you're a gleeful little orphan who steals food to "survive". If you're an adult, you slowly wait to "die" again, like Rukia and Renji's friends did. If you do have power, you are inducted into Soul Society, and after grueling training in boot camp-like settings, you sent on mission after mission to fight monsters that are often stronger than you. If you have a lot of power, you might get the seat of a captain, and get thrown into dangerous wartime situations against the most powerful monsters in existence, often with little in the way of support.
The world of Bleach is rather dark when you really think about it. No one has it good. The humans living in blissful ignorance of the invisible worlds around them are perhaps the best off.
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