Exploring 'The Great Simplification' - Dr. Nate Hagens, DSPod #214

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Get your DEMYSTICON 2024 tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demysticon-2024-tickets-727054969987 Dr. Nate Hagens is the Director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future (ISEOF) an organization focused on educating and preparing society for the coming cultural transition, and the host of the Great Simplification Podcast where he explores the interface between economics, culture, and deep time. Our discussion centers on his challenge of conventional notions of growth and prosperity, and his advocacy for the need for a harmonious shift in human incentives away from financial capital. We talk compassionate algorithms, energy efficiency, pursuit of a balanced future, and how to envision a world where simplicity fosters profound harmony between humanity and its ecosystem. Tell us what you think in the comments or on our Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub Sign up for a yearly Patreon membership for discounted conference tickets: https://bit.ly/3lcAasB (00:00) Go! (00:00:17) The Great Simplification (00:10:31) Incentives Realignment (00:19:54) Planetary Escapism (00:28:24) The trigger on an existential gun (00:38:02) Government by algorithm (00:55:46) Hidden oil revealed by climate change? (01:08:16) Change is the rule (01:22:04) Modern vs. Ancestral Humanity (01:31:59) Social reorientation to human values (01:41:44) What to do with wealth (01:57:47) Authority v. autonomy (02:14:42) Analysis & motivation (02:23:46) Being political #TheGreatSimplification #HarmonyOverGrowth #CompassionateAlgorithms #SustainableGovernance #BalancedFuture #FutureHarmony #NewEraOfGovernance #RethinkGrowth #SustainableLiving #AuthorityAndAutonomy #HarmoniousFuture #SimplicityInComplexity #ProgressiveIdeas #ThesisDiscussion #SustainableProgress #FutureLeadership #EcoHarmony #EvolutionOfIdeas #IncentiveRealignment #CompassionInAction #sciencepodcast #science Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671