I think the greatest thing to realize in the coming years is that there is no "outside". Everything is a manifestation of ourselves, a mirror of our own inner world and the shadow is manifesting more and more if we don' start looking at it and ourselves, confronting our own darkness and unconsciousness.
We can run away, try to "disconnect" from the system, get into self-sustained living, "preparing" for when "the shit hits the fan. All this is futile and useless if we don't face the "shit" in ourselves, because that is what we keep manifesting.
I think the best thing we can do in order to heal this world and manifest change for the better is by looking at our own personal shadows and make them conscious, shining light onto darkness. We can talk, debate and discuss all day and night long, but it comes down to each one of us how we take care of ourselves and how much we are willing to face ourselves beyond the ego.