The empire always falls (joanwestenberg.com)

Dominant systems produce the very conditions that destroy them, because the success of the system makes it impossible for the people inside it to perceive its weaknesses.

Anything is possible if you mine for your weakness. Premeditate on your own collapse and failure modes. Risk management is a job to be done when you have something to lose.

You may not be able to prevent the fall. You will be prepared to show up as a human in any outcome.