It's not hard to imagine that happening - or more likely, the fraction of civilization that is capable of advancing society fails to reproduce, and the part that does reproduce isn't able to advance society.
Once we are able to create viable new societies, societies themselves can evolve out of this trap. We may need space colonization before this can happen, however.
Once we are able to create viable new societies, societies themselves can evolve out of this trap. We may need space colonization before this can happen, however.