I've been thinking about collapse narratives, which have been getting more and more common over recent decades.
"fall together, fall into an irregular mass through loss of support or rigidity ..."
https://www.etymonline.com/word/elapse
A fundamental break with Business as Usual does indeed seem unavoidable. But perhaps the alternative to collapse is for us to elapse?
"To slide, slip, or glide away; pass away with or as if with a continuous gliding motion ..."
