We are in a fairly late stage of the current process. Like a wave cresting, it's all foam and bubbles, which develop as some of the impetus continues upward, while the majority of energy has started to recede.

Basically the implosion of the current western financial system, though the vultures will insist on picking over the corpse.

That it has insisted on sanctioning anyone not adhering to its whims, has allowed other countries to start separating themselves from it and develop resilience. Which is basically what everyone is going to have to do, start from the ground up.

Consider Stephan Jay Gould's, "Punctuated Equilibrium." That geological layers show thick levels of stability, with thin layers of interruptions, causing the overall system to reset back to a more basic level.

Though those equilibrium stages are not static, but the growth seeks out every resource and niche, feeding back on itself. Which selects for complexity and specialization.

This sets up the weaknesses that magnify the disruption, as there are few excess resources and the organisms tend not to be particularly adaptable.

Though the current primary organism, homo sapiens, has risen, because in its basic physical configuration and small scale social organization, is particularly adaptable.

Yet terms of our current situation, everyone is trying to find their niches in this global economy and becoming ever more specialized and focused on developing their particular skill sets and abilities.

Which creates a general lack of understanding of the larger context, as well as appreciation for others specialties and worldviews. Lots of specialists and few generalists. Creating that sense of chaos, as the defining process creating the structure and sense of order breaks down.

To a certain extent, this pandemic is serving as a disruption that is causing people to step back and look to the larger context. Which is a sort of minor inoculation for what is likely coming.