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>Is there a middle path between those who claim this world is a reptilian loosh farm and those who enslave themselves to suffering by insisting it's just a school "for our own good"?
Doesn't stop it from being both. Could be a prison, could be a soul farm, could be a reeducation camp. One of these doesn't exactly exclude the other.

>How is a soul using its human avatar as a puppet
Think of the meat vessel as just that, a vessel for the soul. Contrary to popular belief souls are neither invincible nor immortal. They can be destroyed, killed or consumed and digested. A soul on it's own cannot survive in the void between worlds, if it isn't the cold it will be heat(suns) or anything else that lurks in the void. Planets such as this offer protection for the soul, and meat vessel offers even greater protection, for a time. Pleasure exist for the sole purpose of keeping the soul, you, sane. Vice is a balm for the soul. Having an eternal meat vessel would be preferable, one that can fully comprehend the world beyond would be even better. But has to farm soul energy and temporary vessels are better suited for that.