The alternative to Mordor economy is 'simplification': removing free credit, accepting higher-cost oil/coal/gas, paying full system costs of renewables, and allowing economies to contract as financial claims reconcile with physical reality.

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Nate Hagens

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the other scenario which I've named my podcast after and uh um it is not a collapse it is a simplification

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The Great Simplification: What HS Leaders Need to Know About the Future of Energy with Nate HagensCenter for Homeland Defense and Security Naval Postgraduate School
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:21:00 PM

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