The one hour meltown.

[Timelord]

The world has always been close to ending for some people. This theme has run right through history with plenty of literary and art evidence to show it. The 4 horses of the apocalypse have often been reported by wide eyed orators as riding across the hills towards town and due soon, sometime between 3.15pm and maybe the next day.. Unfortunately for some, it was true and it was the end of the world for them and sometimes whole civilizations crashed and burned through war & pestilence etc. BUT, there has always been the daily worriers who either believe it is due next week or those that manipulate peoples fears for their own benefit. For the vast majority of the time, nothing significant happens. Whole generations come & go and no appreciable SHTF event happens for them. Many smaller incidents on a localised level are the norm.
In the 1950's most people, including the military thought that WW3 was inevitable and due daily - a critical flashpoint indeed. This was a very close reality and still is a present lingering possibility. However, the folks that thought they were about to be expunged from the planet were generally still around many decades later and there were other possible SHTF calamities throughout that time also.
Maybe the next biggie is just around the corner, maybe its not? I guess that many individual preppers who have been concerned over it for many years eventually learn to stop worrying about it so much and just get on with their lives - which of course has a chunk of "prep work" within it. Don't get all in a tiz worrying it might be next week. Just methodically prepare your own set up in the most viable order you think necessary and your finances allow. Why worry when you will be better prepared and skilled than most other normal population after a while.
I don't think that having waited a long time for anything to happen and then "sagging" will have any affect on the mechanics of order and chaos of this World. Otherwise due to the constant passage of time and the countless millions of people over many centuries who have grown old worrying over this, then that logic would dictate that SHTF events would be happening on an hourly basis. I think the label "sagging" might be a misidentification of a relaxed and confident attitude.
Chill bro.