Vile priests crudely tapped into the energy trapped in the dead. The globe is strewn with sacrificial corpses. Priest-class control of the masses through sacrifice served as a yoke to keep them working, piling up wealth for the overlords. Life was perceived as a mask worn on the face of death. Poets sang out the party line.
Warfare is an extravagant extension of human sacrifice.
We narrow space by accelerating the rip-off of death. To replace Moloch the devourer, we invoke Mammon, the god of luxury. From Pluto's rape of Persephone is born Plutocrat with his deadly toy Plutonium. Everywhere are signs of collapse. Pour on chemicals and plants grow weak.