They've lost any connection to cause->effect. They simply do shit because some stupid mid-level bureaucrat sends them a lie about the "anticipated result". They are all too blind to pay any attention to the reality of the countless failures of every single one of these "anticipated results" over the past thirty years. It's mass delusion, and they can no longer quit. It's an addiction, and they are progressively destroying the experience of every person on the planet to create their next dopamine hit.