The End Of The World As We Know It

It all sounds very dramatic, TEOTWAWKI.  Sounds like bombs, war, illness, death and pestilence.  I don't think it will be though.  I think it will be a case of 'not with a bang, but a whimper', especially for people who, like me, live in small country areas that are distanced from cities etc.  The world as we know it is one based on capitalism, more more more and materialism.  Personally I don't believe that this system is sustainable much longer, so the end of the world as WE know it is more likely to involve moving back to small villages supporting themselves, a barter type system rather than a monetary one, using sustainable and renewable resources and having less...  Just my thoughts on it ;)