Meaningful resistance
Designing Friction – a call for friction in digital culture – explores the concept of consciously reintroducing obstacles and resistance in our online interactions to foster human connections. It can be seen as a new design paradigm not focussing on seamless experiences but on human connection. What does it mean to be human?”
... See moreThe choice The world divides in two. On one side: utility, stripped of mystery, measured in speed, cost, and precision. Frictionless. On the other: meaning, full of ambiguity, judged by story, risk, and personal intent. AI is conquering the first. It should. Let it drive the bus, draft the forms, color-correct the photo, and sand some of the
... See moreevery.to • In the AI Age, Making Things Difficult Is Deliberate
Technology already takes care of the truly tedious things—a gold star to Microsoft Excel—but we’re still inventing, faster and faster than ever. The tech industry seems to have tasked itself with a mass excavation of everything “effortful”, and with every day that passes, the human hand becomes slightly more redundant.
I just don’t think this is... See more
I just don’t think this is... See more