It is known that those who are stilled and/or burned out don't usually live very long afterwards. But maybe they disconnection from their former lives is a contributing factor? If someone was paralyzed and lost their ability to walk, should their peers turn their backs upon that person and treat...
Does it bother anyone else the way Aes Sedai treat former Aes Sedai who have been stilled? To me it would be the same as active military treating wounded warriors as inferior because they can no longer function the same as they once had.