Ragnarøkr is coming. Miðgarðr is in chaos, primarily because men are gone and the predominance of femininity, usually toxic, has destroyed balance in the world. We have gone through two Fimbulvetr already, and the third one will be the last one. This time around, humanity will be mostly wiped out, and only the true warriors shall survive, in a different environment. Úlfheimr: The Dark Age discusses the situation we are finding ourselves in.
A lot of time has been allocated by mortals to try to understand what is happening in their world, rather than prepare for the inevitable.