The premise is flawed. The last few centuries were (also?) exceptional because we got to use millions years of stored sunlight in a much shorter amount of time.

The premise is flawed. The last few centuries were (also?) exceptional because we got to use millions years of stored sunlight in a much shorter amount of time. We got used to live way above our means. Since the 1970s, this "freeloading" has been slowing down. In fact Argentina's own situation might (or might not) be heavily related to that ? (For an example I am more familiar with, see Egypt's gas exports, commercial balance, and grain imports in the last decades, and compare with their social troubles.) We're going to have to learn to do with a lot less in the 21rst century.