@shira
Tech has us trained to see normal life as an inconvenience to be escaped from. Automate this. Optimize that.
Friction-maxxing is the counter movement. It's about building tolerance, patience, and appreciation for life with other people, in shared spaces, with things we can't fully control.
If you’re looking to max out your friction-maxxing, go to Disney during the holidays. Long lines. Crowds. Overstimulation.
Reframe waiting in line as the experience. Forced slowness. Shared boredom. Quality fam time.
Because eliminating all friction makes us less patient, less present, and less capable of enjoying life as it is.
Article (paywalled aka friction): https://www.thecut.com/article/brooding-friction-maxxing-new-years-2026-resolution.html
Article (not paywalled): https://archive.is/MuqY6#selection-2053.0-2053.435
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