The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens What to Do as the World Falls Apart: A Framework for Action | Frankly 132
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Mar 20, 2026 A practical framework for action as systemic risks accelerate. Short-term inner work like calming the nervous system and grief work is presented as a foundation. Building trusted local networks and shared language is prioritized. Six intervention fronts are outlined: infrastructure, poverty and displacement, ecological defense, civic resilience, culture and meaning, and economic transition. A three-phase timeline for sequencing action is introduced.
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Find The Others And Build Trust Networks
- Build trusted networks and shared mental models now so communities can respond without relearning basics.
- Map your constituency, run scenario planning on shortfalls, and transfer practical skills through local trusted groups.
Plan For Bundled Multi-Dimensional Futures
- Futures come in bundles across economic, governance, political economy, and ecological axes rather than a single storyline.
- Nate proposes multiple two-by-two grids (growth vs contraction, legitimacy vs capacity, ownership vs inequality, climate stress vs biosphere integrity) to plan across possibilities.
Rebuild Infrastructure For Low-Throughput Resilience
- Redesign physical systems for local, redundant, low-throughput operation rather than relying on ultra-cheap fossil fuels.
- Prioritize demand reduction and local energy, food, water, housing retrofit, medical supply resilience, transport, and digital commons.