Some, for example Jared Diamond in his book <cite>Collapse</cite>, have cited Easter Island as a cautionary tale for what happens when a society foolishly squanders its natural resources without regard for the future, a process that admittedly happens much faster in the restricted case of an island. | Some, for example Jared Diamond in his book <cite>Collapse</cite>, have cited Easter Island as a cautionary tale for what happens when a society foolishly squanders its natural resources without regard for the future, a process that admittedly happens much faster in the restricted case of an island. |