Very few ever do.
That's why those who say we need America to fail in order to be fixed are imbeciles - who've never heard of Cuba.
We get one shot at this.
I often think that for all her good ideas, Ayn Rand did a terrible disservice to her cause with the fanciful Galt's Gulch, and the idea of letting things fall completely apart so we can quickly rebuild.
Reality does not work that way. People should be aware that letting things go completely will likely lead to a very long and dark road, and the end of that road is far from certain. At the very least, the misery along the way will be incalculable.