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The revolution will not be optimised: on frictionmaxxing and the creative virtues of inconvenience
Modern life is increasingly designed to eliminate friction and inconvenience, but in doing so it may also be removing the pauses, boredom, and small inefficiencies that foster creativity, intimacy, reflection, and human connection. The growing “frictionmaxxing” trend argues that some forms of slowness and inconvenience — like walking to a shop, cooking, waiting, or doing things manually — are not obstacles to life but essential parts of experiencing it fully, pushing back against a culture obsessed with constant optimisation and productivity.
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