> There are societies that collapsed never to rebuild or became mere shadows of themselves. Yeah but the people were still there. Collapse of a society is a c

> There are societies that collapsed never to rebuild or became mere shadows of themselves. Yeah but the people were still there. Collapse of a society is a change in people's point of view, not always (or just) fiery death for everyone. Armageddon is a change in social order. To bring this closer to home; the dot-com bust wasn't really noticed by cash positive startups with clients in the real world. One person's collapse was another's Herman Miller and Ducati Monster sale.