Friction is being reframed as a feature. A piece in Sidebar argues that deliberate inconvenience, what it calls 'frictionmaxxing', is emerging as a counter-movement to the seamless, instant-delivery defaults of modern digital life.
The core claim is simple: removing all resistance from a process also removes the conditions that produce depth, patience, and creative output. The argument is not nostalgic. It is structural. Inconvenience forces commitment, and commitment changes what you make.
The original is worth reading for how it builds the case against frictionlessness as a design ideology, not just a personal habit. If you work in product, content, or creative fields, the framing will reorient how you think about what 'easy' actually costs.
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