Your argument, though well presented, is reductive and starts from some false assumptions that you have not provided evidence for.

* That Collapse aware persons are failed capitalists. Contrarily, here on Medium, many many Collapse writers are NOT failures, they are professionals, solidly middle class or better, and successes in life by any sane definition. People who are Collapse aware come from all walks of life.

*That Collapse aware individuals are basically stunned by fear into fantasizing about an overturn because they are failures at life and can't see "the big picture". Contrarily, when most Collapse aware people begin discussing Collapse, they WANT to be wrong. They're hoping to be convinced otherwise. They do realize that overturn will come with massive deaths, of them and/or their loved ones, instability, deprivation, violence, and probably brutal authoritsrianism. Contrary to your assumption, they're not gleeful or hopeful about things getting better for them. Most actually assume they won't make it. What they are, is in a state of grief for what's going to be lost. For the most part.

* That the definition of success for the individual must be determined by the Capitalist mindset. This is just ridiculous. It's true that some people work at Walmart (your example) because they can't or won't "do better" but that is not true for everyone and it's ridiculous to assume it is. Plenty of people are happy with a reduced working life because their basic needs are covered and they don't have corporate or professional ambition. And there's nothing wrong with that. They define and find success in other venues than working for "the man" or contributing to GDP. They're not miserable with their lot in life. Low wages are not an absolute determinor of poverty and some people have developed talents and skills that allow them to live very good lives that most of your vaunted capitalists cannot achieve, actually. In other words, if you can make it or build it, you don't have to buy it at inflated prices.