By my bad maths I figure there MIGHT not be a million people in fallen cordyceps USA. The game doesn’t explicitly mention or prove life outside of it, so I’m not about to give theoretical credit to Abby’s Dad and his merry gang of assistants for ‘saving the world’.
The end does not justify the means. ‘How’ you save the world matters. Ethics matter in extreme circumstances, though I’d argue there’s also a serious lack of urgency in this scenario.
Ellie did not know she would die when put under for surgery.
Game Marlene, “We didn’t tell her…”
Even if Ellie claims she would have - it’s not the same as knowing and actually deciding. That’s the equivalent of cliff diving vs saying, ‘well if i was there i would’ve jumped’.
Joel going Terminator on everyone is its own conversation.