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->''"Among them, Americans used more energy in seven decades than the rest of the world together. They had one gorgeous lifetime of the biggest cars, brightest lights, and hottest central heating in Christendom. [[PostOilPeak And then the oil ran out]] [...] The lack of forward planning, the persistent refusal to implement a conservation policy made the final result certain. Most Americans believed it could never happen--and when it did happen, it was the sheer velocity of the collapse that was so appalling."''

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->''"Among them, Americans used more energy in seven decades than the rest of the world together. They had one gorgeous lifetime of the biggest cars, brightest lights, and hottest central heating in Christendom. [[PostOilPeak [[PostPeakOil And then the oil ran out]] [...] The lack of forward planning, the persistent refusal to implement a conservation policy made the final result certain. Most Americans believed it could never happen--and when it did happen, it was the sheer velocity of the collapse that was so appalling."''
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->''"Among them, Americans used more energy in seven decades than the rest of the world together. They had one gorgeous lifetime of the biggest cars, brightest lights, and hottest central heating in Christendom. [[PostOilPeak And then the oil ran out]] [...] The lack of forward planning, the persistent refusal to implement a conservation policy made the final result certain. Most Americans believed it could never happen--and when it did happen, it was the sheer velocity of the collapse that was so appalling."''
-->--''Literature/DownToASunlessSea''
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* ''VideoGame/StarWarriorII'': The Altian civilization was the most advanced known civilization, but they destroyed themselves with their own infighting, which was exacerbated with their military technology.

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* ''VideoGame/StarWarriorII'': The Altian civilization was the most advanced known civilization, but they destroyed themselves with their own infighting, which was exacerbated with their military technology. Worse yet, [[spoiler:their curiosity about the Deep caused them to make contact with the Cosmic Darkness, who is implied to be the true cause of their civil war]].

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