Collapse is the Natural State of Complex Systems

Definition:
Collapse is not a bug—it’s a feature. It is the gravitational endpoint of unchecked complexity, the heat death of hyper-optimization, the aneurysm of empire. Think of collapse as the natural entropy of over-interconnected systemsthat have exceeded their capacity to self-regulate.
When systems grow too large, they can't see their own feet. Feedback loops distort. Delay replaces reaction. Bureaucracy ossifies. The system begins to serve itself rather than its constituents. This isn’t dysfunction—it’s climax. Collapse is the phoenix-cycle written into every system’s DNA. To collapse isnot to fail, but to reach a terminal complexity that can no longer be sustained by the underlying energy or trust infrastructure.