It is a global enslavement plan if the elite still have the power of money and are able to control a large army.

But instead what happens is that everyone walks away.

Further, all this drone strikes and such...
well, imagine turning this plug & play tech into defense drones. Smaller, cheaper, easier to build. Defenese becomes trivial. Attacking becomes increasingly harder.

Power and internet becomes decentralized.
Almost no one relies on oil.
Large cities are pretty much emptied.

There is nothing left for the tiny minority to try to control the populace.

This isn't hope, this is already happening.

Revelations' prophecy will never happen.
Iesus already returned, and those who stayed are tasked with building heaven on earth. Of course it will take time, but it is coming.

Of course, of course, we are going to see a LOT of little civil wars all over.