That's a pretty good summary of the situation, and I thinks it hints at the crux of the problem. The real issue is that the people benefiting from society aren't the ones keeping it running, and the latter group are starting to wake up. As this continues the wheels start coming off the clown show and things start breaking down. If you wonder why we're starting to see signs of a societal collapse, this is why.

That's a pretty good sum of the situation, and I thinks it hints at the crux of the problem. The real issue is that the people benefiting from society aren't the ones keeping it running, and the latter group are starting to wake up. As this continues the wheels start coming off the clown show and things start breaking down. If you wonder why we're starting to see signs of a societal collapse, this is why.