Friction-maxxing and the case for a less convenient life
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Something about the phrase “friction-maxxing” struck a nerve. When Kathryn Jezer-Morton, a columnist for New York magazine’s The Cut, published an essay in December 2025 naming the feeling of wanting to push back against frictionless technology, the response was immediate. She has spent the months since watching the idea spark a small cottage industry of follow-ups: people who love the concept, people who hate it, and many who want it reduced to a simple chec
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