The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

Inflation, Deflation, & Simplification: The 8 Things That Influence Prices | Frankly 115

Published: December 5, 2025

Duration: 26:09

In this week's Frankly, Nate explores how the prices we encounter in our daily lives are influenced by not only how much money is in the system, but also by resource depletion, technology, affordability by 'the masses,' and trust within a complex global system.

Prices are deeply intertwined with the biophysical reality that underpins our society, and are affected by major forces that often operate unseen to the average consumer. Other forces – like leverage, complexity, and currency reform – also have longer term repercussions within our monetary system. These have the ability to create both inflationary and defl...