Anyone who has followed me for a while will know that I’m a regular listener to The Great Simplification by Nate Hagens.
I don’t agree with everything he says, and I think he’s probably wrong on some things, but I do think he’s an important voice, and he’s in the process of publishing a 3-part series on oil and what it does for us.
I think it’s *very well phrased* for a general audience, so I’m going to post the text of it all here in a long thread. Mute me now if you need to!…
Nate Hagens, April 2026:
#Oil101 / #Oil201 / #Oil301 preamble:
“As a result of the Strait of Hormuz closure, you’ve probably heard a lot about oil in the news lately. You might know that oil is important for filling up your car, but you’re probably not quite sure what the big deal is beyond that. It turns out that our entire modern civilization is only possible primarily because of oil, and the resulting products from it…
…“This series is a way of seeing oil from a systems perspective. My hope is it might help contextualize the massive historical moment that we’re witnessing unfold.
This episode is the first of 3 on the subject. In this one, we’ll cover the basics of oil, what it is, and how it benefits society. Things we should’ve been taught in school but weren’t.
The second will expand to look at how our systems and institutions depend on oil, and how this knowledge can help us understand our present moment…
…“The final part will take the lens of the first two and help us explore what all this means for the future of humanity and earth.”
Series setup ends.
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What follows is a 14-post transcript of part 1 of the series:
https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-original/135-oil-101
This week’s Frankly is the first in a three-part series on the role oil plays in modern civilization, prompted by the recent flow disruptions and geopolitical conflict surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.
Jonathan Schofield
TC Won't Give In To Lies