>>149532748
That's literally the whole point of Eggman, and has been since the Genesis days. He COULD use his resources to better things, but he's such an inept narcissist he would never consider alternative solutions out of sheer pride. He'd rather the whole world fall apart than ever admit he was wrong, because it's always been about feeding into his own ego.

Sonic CD pretty much hammers that home, with the good futures being a fusion of nature of technology, with both working together in harmony. But since Eggman respects neither, his path only leads to ruin.