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Koen Hufkens, PhD
@koen_hufkens@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

"The idea of frictionlessness has very narcissistic ... Because being actually touched, being inconvenienced, being emotionally moved, having your mind and perception changed means acknowledging your fellow human beings around you, realizing their differences to you and to recognize their value."

Bleak but true observations by @tante

https://tante.cc/2025/07/30/friction-and-not-being-touched/

#friction#AI #philosophy

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Russ Sharek
@RussSharek@mastodon.art replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@koen_hufkens @tante

Reframing friction as a good and human thing is a terrific perspective. Thank you for writing/sharing!

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Koen Hufkens, PhD
@koen_hufkens@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@RussSharek @tante IMO I think it is very much a question of ciu bono. Friction can be destructive in the human enterprise.

For example, middle management is an additional layer of friction, but often unnecessary value extraction. This was nicely illustrated during COVID when workers mostly self-organized. Not all human friction is "good friction".

Things can also be frictionless and human/ "good", when it originates from being well organized and there is consensus (think team sport).

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Koen Hufkens, PhD
@koen_hufkens@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@RussSharek @tante There is a lot of nuance but things being frictionless or optimized is often used in a technocratic context and for processes which require consensus or deliberation. The intent is to bypass this deliberation step i.e. don't think about your fellow citizen just consume (mostly).
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