One issue that I didn't make clear in the last post was that I can definitely  see areas that could cause a break down or collapse of our present social development. These would be things like protectionist trade wars, immigration leading to social instability, climate change, or the spread of a epidemic. But what I would say is that the way to overcome these issues is by adopting more 'high end' solutions. By this I don't necessarily mean more government, rather government at a higher level. Things like a reformed UN, or other intergovernmental bodies to help mitigate the destructive tendencies that these issues would unleash.