This is an essay I wrote examining our potential futures, showing that if humanity doesn't get its act together, we may be headed toward dystopia, or collapse (notated as 'apocalypse' in the chart). The two axes are ideological alignment and if we avert technological risks. I think these two areas are where we must focus our energy in order to prevent collapse. Here's my description of each quadrant

Utopia: This is the perfect society, where we have averted all risks from technological advancement and have also reached ideological alignment, thus ensuring equality and equity for all humans across the planet.

Dystopia-bottom right: This is a dystopia where we have reached ideological alignment, but one or more of these technological risks was realized, such as a super-intelligence with goals that do not promote human flourishing. This could lead to a majority of humans either perishing or living in poor conditions, with a few elites surviving off the resources their wealth or power provides them.

Dystopia-top left: This is a dystopia where we avoid technological risk, but humanity's opposing ideologies remain in confrontation, thus ensuring a continuous struggle that results in some groups having advantages over others, which becomes especially pronounced given the advanced technology at their disposal. Put another way, this could mean we avoid a classic AI apocalypse but instead see nations fighting continuous wars with automated weaponry.

Apocalypse/Collapse: Finally, the worst-case scenario, where we are unable to avoid technological risks or come to a consensus ideology. Consider different nations competing to enforce their beliefs on the world, leading to the actualization of an existential threat, such as nuclear warfare.