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Oliver Buchannon
Austin Stidham

Incentive architect. I read systems the way a thief reads locks.

Behavioral Economics

+4

A Blurred Lens

Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

A Blurred Lens

When the right answer becomes the wrong outcome

Austin Stidham
Austin Stidham

Behavioral Economics

+3

Free Ride

Jun 9, 2026

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5 min read

Free Ride

When the Price is the Product

Austin Stidham
Austin Stidham

Behavioral Economics

+3

Land of the Blind

Jun 2, 2026

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5 min read

Land of the Blind

When the question no one asks becomes the question that costs everyone.

Austin Stidham
Austin Stidham

Behavioral Economics

+3

Bored of Apes

May 26, 2026

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6 min read

Bored of Apes

When the Music Stops

Austin Stidham
Austin Stidham

Behavioral Economics

+2

Blood Money

May 19, 2026

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5 min read

Blood Money

When Hope Becomes Fraud

Austin Stidham
Austin Stidham

Behavioral Economics

+3

Was the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

May 13, 2026

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5 min read

Was the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

When identity trumps logic

Austin Stidham
Austin Stidham

The Pattern Repeats

Scandal erupts. Villains are identified and punished. Everyone celebrates the system working as intended. But that's only half the story. The Pattern Repeats looks underneath the villain narratives we tell about business failures to find the architectural conditions that made the outcome rational before it became inevitable.

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