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optimization

A collection of 6 posts
Greed is not selfishness
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Greed is not selfishness

Greed is not just a personal vice but something far more dangerous.
27 Feb 2026 6 min read
Misaligned Markets blog post review - First year edition
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Misaligned Markets blog post review - First year edition

Catch the highlights from the first year of the Misaligned Markets blog
21 Jan 2026 6 min read
Reflecting on one year of Misaligned Markets!
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Reflecting on one year of Misaligned Markets!

Misaligned Markets turns one year old. I reflect on the year and what comes next.
21 Jan 2026 11 min read
When optimization goes wrong: Caught in Mammon’s Grasp
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When optimization goes wrong: Caught in Mammon’s Grasp

We return to my metaphor for maloptimization, or optimization failure, to describe different ways optimization processes often go wrong.
18 Apr 2025 18 min read
Simple negative feedback loop - Credit Wikimedia
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What is optimization?

Optimization and optimization-like dynamics shape the behavior of systems like markets and societies, making even a high-level understanding of optimization valuable for navigating the modern world.
04 Apr 2025 7 min read
King Midas with his daughter, from A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1893) - Credit Wikimedia
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Beyond greed: Mammon as an analogy for maloptimization and wicked problems

“Mammon” is my name for the tendency of technology to give rise to seemingly paradoxical and unintended consequences.
01 Mar 2025 11 min read
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