From time to time, a thread appears that suggests the time is "right" for the imminent collapse of the Watchtower Society. "Evidence" is presented from a variety of electronic sources, especially the internet and the proliferation of sites twittering about significant developments in the Watchtower Society. When posters with fervent religious beliefs enter the discussion they confidently state, among other things, that "apostasy is rampant in the organization" (Research Lady). That cis eye-grabbing stuff.
Discussions begin to reek of the dramatic apocalyptic quality that characterizes the end-times, verge-of-something-significant mentality. While this dramatic discourse certainly grabs attention, it is a vain reflection of the state of affairs in the organization.
Fact is, most JWs, active or peripheral, don't give a tinker's cuss about the details of doctrine or past history. Unlike JWs of old, they seldom debate an issue beyond the first round. Indeed, what stands out is the very, very few who bother to join in the discussions, at the door or otherwise. The Watchtower Society well knows that the biggest threat to the organization is not Apostasy, but the other 'A' word, Apathy - espeically among those raised in the religion.
Speculating about the future of the Watchtower Society is an absorbing pasttime, and often has more to do with religiously-driven wishful thinking of posters. A closer look in the organization itself - for those of us who are "lucky" enough to still have a number of firsthand contacts - is that motivation even to do the basics such as attend meetings, and, heaven forbid, read the Bible, is low. JWs are not flocking to internet sites to see what the latest scandal is. No, they're numbing out somewhere else, bored by the long, long wait for the end that never arrives, and feeling way more apathetic than interested in examining doctrine or dates.