"Beyond sustainability. Beyond collapse. Toward conscious transformation."

Type:  Video Analysis Duration (Video):  87 minutes Word Count (Analysis):  2,476 words Reading Time:  12 minutes Speaker/Presenter:  Nate Hagens (host), Joseph Tainter (guest) Date Published:  October 20, 2025 Video Date:  October 2025 Primary Theme:  Civilizational Collapse Secondary Themes:  Energy, Economy Link:  /video-analyses/hagens-tainter-complexity-collapse.html NATE HAGENS' "THE GREAT SIMPLIFICATION" EPISODE 143: JOSEPH TAINTER ON COMPLEXITY – WHY COLLAPSE IS THERM

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Type:  Discourse-Level Essay Word Count:  2,847 words Reading Time:  14 minutes Date Published:  October 20, 2025 Primary Theme:  Civilizational Collapse Secondary Themes:  Energy, Economy Link:  /articles/maintenance-trap-collapse-proximity.html THE MAINTENANCE TRAP: WHY 75% ENERGY CONSUMPTION ON INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR SIGNALS COLLAPSE PROXIMITY A civilization consuming three-quarters of its energy just to maintain existing infrastructure has entered the terminal phase of com

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Type:  Current Affairs Analysis Word Count:  1,124 words Reading Time:  6 minutes Date Published:  October 20, 2025 Event Date/Context:  UK National Grid emergency October 15-17, 2025 Primary Theme:  Civilizational Collapse Secondary Themes:  Energy, Technology Link:  /articles/uk-grid-emergency-october-2025.html UK GRID EMERGENCY (OCTOBER 2025): WHEN RENEWABLE INTERMITTENCY MEETS COMPLEXITY MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS On October 15, 2025, the UK National Grid issued its first-e

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