There was a certain discussion about this topic that was recently held in our area. The speakers talked about how through this disconnected path humanity is slowly 'sinking into the abyss'. They painted the picture of the divide and conquer strategy. The more humanity is divided or separated the easier it is for them to get 'conquered'. A member from the audience asked 'conquered by what?' and the speaker replied 'by dark forces'. These people were spiritually inclined and gave away the impression of being sages.
Ultimately, they said it's through 'heartness' and awakening that humanity will be able to turn the tide in the right direction. This basically means realising the 'one' amidst the multiplicity and diversity of the creation.
I'm not sure what you refer to with the term dark forces but I certainly believe humanity stands at the precipice and is likely to tumble into the abyss. I don't think it's unstoppable, however are we all prepared to do what's required to pull back?
I think dark forces here means the evil that's in the world.
Truly, most of us are far from prepared and some are quite not capable yet. Do many people actually care?
Yes, there's a lot of darkness in the world; brightness too, but much darkness and human greed, selfishness and ego is behind a lot of it.
Do people care? Good question.