If they cannot live up to their purpose, ignore them completely like trash on the sidewalk (actually sometimes I put the trash in the bin) but the government is non-existent.
They are not a thing unless they are given voice by me....realise this. Only participate when it benefits you directly. All other actions are to be actively ignored, and they are to be given no thought.
They have nothing except what is given to them..they are useless unless they can help you. If they cannot. Ignore them completely.
Do not respond to them. The burden is on them, and they will do nothing because they can do nothong without real people.
I cannot give my will up, it is my by birth right and no laws supercede it. My will is mine and will forever be such. No others shall direct it and only I command it.
I think NPCs may be a byproduct of something - I have legit run into a couple but I am not sure if the circumstances attributed anything to their NPC like quality. For example, are the NPCs in some form of shell shock or trauma state that they are regressing to NPC for security, or are they legit incapable of moving out of that state? To me they are more like modern day slaves of their lack of freedom and awareness. They do not question because they were never suggested to and were probably raised by NPCs as well, or worse. Now it's so far gone you have to fix them from deep within which would require attempting to somehow form a relationship with an NPC and then from there work you way in and do the programming. Seems like an Herculaneum task to accomplish unless you have an NPC you can spend a lot of time trying to befriend.