Misaligned Markets

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To steer the future we must imagine a different past

Governance determines the evolution of an innovation, giving society power over a technology’s ultimate form.

May 18·34 min read·6631 words

The geometry of rules (or how to "game the system")

The way players cheese games reveals how markets, networks, and other systems are exploited.

Apr 20·35 min read·6987 words

On Chrematistics and societal problems

We know simple metrics can’t work for complex problems. So why do we build systems that measure the wrong thing?

Mar 9·1 min read·25 words

Greed is not selfishness

Greed is not just a personal vice but something far more dangerous.

Feb 27·1 min read·16 words

February 2026 Updates

Here's the latest happening at Misaligned Markets in Feb 2026

Feb 12·1 min read·13 words

It’s the plutonomy, stupid!

The economy's composition changed over 20 years ago, but economic reporting hasn't caught up.

Feb 9·1 min read·18 words

Misaligned Markets blog post review - First year edition

Catch the highlights from the first year of the Misaligned Markets blog

Jan 21·1 min read·21 words

Reflecting on one year of Misaligned Markets!

Misaligned Markets turns one year old. I reflect on the year and what comes next.

Jan 21·1 min read·22 words

Modern conflicts over property rights and commodification

Issues like right to repair and privacy are extensions of age-old battles over property rights, which are inherent to capitalism.

Jan 16·1 min read·27 words

AI hype is a mirror of market fundamentalism

Both AI enthusiasts and market fundamentalists gloss over the context needed to understand complex systems.

Dec 29·1 min read·23 words

LLM “intelligence” is a dark pattern

LLMs leverage scaffolding and user psychology to appear as slabs of raw intelligence in service of a costly illusion.

Nov 19·1 min read·25 words

A (less) technical guide for understanding large language models

Disambiguating LLMs from other machine learning tech is the first step to making sense of the current AI boom.

Nov 14·1 min read·28 words

Start Here

New to Misaligned Markets? Here's an overview of the ideas behind the project.

Oct 16·1 min read·15 words

Glossary

A field guide to the metaphors and mechanisms of capitalism’s runaway optimization.

Oct 16·9 min read·1790 words

The historical contingencies of Anglo-capitalism

Capitalism is a social technology and a system of governance predicated on specific historical developments.

Sep 19·1 min read·20 words