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They are not guided anymore (because they are of less use, and not good targets to manipulate) (Recall that humans prefer the state of slavery because they can't stand / face themselves: "Everyone is in flight from himself") The mist of illusion has been partially and gradually cleared away In short, they are expired and thus abandoned In the whole lifetime, when they are young, they are manipulated and controlled, with so much illusion, and, when they are old, they are unprepared to 'wake up' but the mist of illusion is being cleared slowly, and don't know what to do, because of the lack of others' guide Then what is left? Empty automata in human shape