[Jonathan C. Gillespie]

Go check out the history of Easter Island. Look at modern Haiti.

In the former, the locals completely deforested a lush island.

In the latter, the locals completely deforested their portion of a lush island, dynamite-fished and poisoned the reefs to catch fish, and consume clay in parts of the country, as a component of their diet.

 

[Jonathan C. Gillespie]

Oh, man. Bonus points for bringing up Idiocracy.

Your floor is now clean. Your floor is now clean.