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One of the links in the “why” article gets into more detail and specifically mentions nuclear power: https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2011/10/the-energy-trap/

There’s also more on the whole phenomenon here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/deep-adaptation-...

And lots and lots more collapse literature out there if you care to dig into it.

On the one hand, predictions of doom have so far been beaten by technological advancements. On the other hand, we do live on a finite world. On the gripping hand, it’s quite disconcerting to think how rapidly our civilizations and individual lifestyles have changed compared to the vast sweep of human history and prehistory.