benefits of friction
Interestingly, echo chambers also come with benefits, not only for their “residents,” but also for society at large. In fact, they might be essential as markers—and makers—of shared identity and values, places of belonging and comfort. Isn’t any community, by definition, an echo chamber? The House of Beautiful Business certainly is. We have no... See more
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the best gardens have many doors, and few locks.
It’s easy to feel like a minimalist when you can order food, summon a car, or rent a room using a single brick of steel and silicon. But in reality it’s the opposite. We’re taking advantage of a maximalist assemblage . Just because something looks simple doesn’t mean it is; the aesthetics of simplicity cloak artifice or even unsustainable excess.”
Friction: The Cure for a Society Bored to Death
When there's no friction, there's no imagination. You're left as a pure consumer - a medieval king feasting in front of a court jester. You grow overstuffed and lazy upon your throne.
Friction: The Cure for a Society Bored to Death
Maybe friction was never the problem. Maybe it was the point. 🌻
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instagram.comExperiences with strangers can shape how we define our community and politics.
Creative Destruction • Rabbit Holes 🕳️ #38
If we want to encourage people to put in more effort, we should be using it to show them how that effort opens the possibility for other, better possibilities than the world we have now.
Friction: The Cure for a Society Bored to Death
Physically bringing people together, however, is not enough. The places where socioeconomic classes mix the most, according to new research, are casual restaurant chains like Olive Garden. But inside these establishments*,* diners generally interact almost only with those at their own table. What Marquis has found is that within community spaces,
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