Some recent examples:
The world might be burning but at least Hayden Christiansen will reprise his role as Darth Vader
The world might be burning but at least Joe and Kamala are Time's person of the year
The world might be burning but at least Apple's new headphones are $550
It really lightens the mood! Try it for yourselves!
The world may be burning but at least people can still be given the death penalty for being an accomplice in a crime that occurred 21 years ago
The world might be burning, but at least the Dow is down 100 points.
"The world might be burning but at least the Cheeto is out of the White House next month"
this is a good variation on appending "as major ecosystems collapse" to headlines
at least Hayden Christiansen will reprise his role as Darth Vader
I mean that's pretty sick tho. Let me enjoy a few things at least.
The world might be bruning but at least we have cyberpunk 2077
The world might be burning but at least nearly 90 percent of Black women voters in Georgia say they're likely to vote in runoffs