The idea of the peak civilization anachronism is based on an extension of the Peak Oil theory--that oil production will peak in the near future and then decline to minuscule amounts.
What is says is that as oil declines, so will the technological advances associated with oil, with a focus on plastic.
Plastic is almost exclusively made from oil. While plastic can be derived from other things--like grass--it cannot be produced in the same quantity without oil.
All alternatives to oil-generated power revolve around plastic. You can't have nuclear reactors or solar panels without plastic.
Therefore, without oil, you have no alternatives to oil.


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