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Jen Easterly uses the phrase #misalignedmarkets to describe the current state of cyber. As a former #cybersecurity writer now running a blog called Misaligned Markets, I couldn't agree more! Companies are rewarded for externalizing costs (in every domain). In cyber […]

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Excerpt from The End of Cybersecurity in Foreign Affairs. Economic incentives lead companies to not continuously patch software, passing on breach risk downstream.
October 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
midnitemikewrites.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy
Check out the #misalignedmarkets glossary here: https://misaligned.markets/glossary/

#market #capitalism #economics
Glossary
A field guide to the metaphors and mechanisms of capitalism’s runaway optimization.
misaligned.markets
October 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
midnitemikewrites.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy
I've written a glossary and introductory page for my project #misalignedmarkets which is about how #market #capitalism is failing. Learn more about the ideas behind my writing here: https://misaligned.markets/start-here/

#economics #oligarchy #law #history #finance
Start Here
New to Misaligned Markets? Here's an overview of the ideas behind the project.
misaligned.markets
October 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
midnitemikewrites.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy
The latest #misalignedmarkets post is about historical developments that are core to understanding what market capitalism is and how it works. https://misaligned.markets/contingencies-of-capitalism/

#history #finance #economics #markets #poliecon #capitalism
The historical contingencies of Anglo-capitalism
Capitalism is a social technology and a system of governance predicated on specific historical developments.
misaligned.markets
September 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
midnitemikewrites.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy
Great example of Corporate “kungfu” as I call it in action. #misalignedmarkets #qt https://mastodon.online/@davidsirota/114037571255865160
David Sirota (@davidsirota@mastodon.online)
🚨NEW: Fascinating new data shows how corporate contract provisions that enrich CEOs when their companies get taken over and shut down are now fueling merger mania that’s bad for shareholders, workers, and consumers. https://www.levernews.com/behind-ceos-secret-escape-hatch-2/
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February 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM