I would say that people are well aware that they have to escape. They just can't quite verbalize or pinpoint what it is that they need to escape from. The problem then is that all they can turn toward is already "predigested" religion, spirituality, philosophy, etc. But this is also the biggest weakness of the whole system -- it must preserve all the "antidotes" even though it twists them or puts them out of context. And of course, since predator's mind became ours, it's pretty much in our grasp and at our mercy once we reach a certain threshold of self-awareness or a crack in worldview appears even for a moment. Then it all becomes just a matter of responsibility and choice.