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Beam Me Up

March 4, 2027

A reflection on cosplay, world-building, imagination, and the quiet human need to keep playing make-believe as adults.

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Matthew McClendon is a systems designer, writer, and researcher who has spent three decades working inside complex products, institutions, and decision systems.

His work follows a recurring question: How do you make invisible system behavior legible enough for sound judgment?

Amid the Noise is the evidence.

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