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We're living in an era where AI can generate polished designs, code, and writing with a single prompt—but something crucial is being lost. Willem Van Lancker argues that “productive friction”—the struggle of learning through trial, error, and critique—is essential for developing true expertise and taste.
A student trying to sound knowledgeable without having done the reading, a political candidate saying things because they sound good to potential voters, and a dilet- tante trying to spin an interesting story: none of these people are trying to deceive, but they are also not trying to convey facts. To Frankfurt, they are bullshitting.