Good question. I've studied how systems naturally change for many years, and facing growth crises and tipping one way or another is common. I think our societal strains are like our envionmental ones, i.e., economic growth pushing all kinds of adaptive systems to the edge of escape or collapse.

Or not. Could just be th rare case of one behind the other.

Feeding grievance cults is not quite what we need. The need is to save the lost, not get lost with them.