ELIAS MARROW
Essays on constraint, power, incentives, and human outcomes.

A candle in the dark.

Elias Marrow is a symbolic author identity. This site is a quiet archive—built to outlast algorithms, outrage cycles, and the need to perform.

The work stands on its own. The goal is clarity, not applause.

What we write about

We focus on structural forces that shape outcomes: the incentives that move institutions, the constraints that narrow human choice, and the quiet mechanics of legitimacy.

  • Constraint and behavior under scarcity
  • Rent extraction and invisible value capture
  • Power, enforcement, and outsourced control
  • Systems that present outcomes as “personal failure”
  • What changes outcomes—and what doesn’t

How to use this site

If you want the writing, go to the archive. Essays are designed to remain readable years from now.

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