Here is my scenario for the end of the Imperium...
Some of the presupositions are as follows:
Given the increased depandance on fast food places and pizza deliveries
by modern families from c. 1990 Terra, this dependance was extrapolated to
the times of the present Imperium. At some point, this dependance reaches a
critical mass. A conflicting issue is the lack of people in the labor pool
who would be willing to work for minimum wage to staff these fast food
emporiums.
As fewer workers are available more and more of these fast food places
go out of business. As a result there is less and less fast food available
for the growing demand. This demand has at this point begun to double on a
daily basis.
As a result, more time is spent waiting for the fast food to arrive
either at the customer's home or time spent waiting in line.
This leads to a decline in services in other sectors as the work force
spends more time waiting for its fast food. As a result critical services
become crippled. Fires rage out of control, starships are not service and
goods are not delivered where needed.
The end comes as a continual downward spiral until the entire Imperium
is rendered impotant. And the long darkness begins....
Better than a compter virus!!