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friction, frictionlessness... appears a lot in critical logistics and i think nothing of seeing it there, so this probably is not remarkable, compared to the other spaces where it's appearing
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/01622439261422214
"which frictions stand in the way of more prosperity and a more equitable distribution"
The fundamental tension between the appeal to frictionlessness and Tsing's friction is that the latter is (re)productive, where the former is merely redistributive.
This is what we see highlighted in Kingett's non-fiction. Frictionlessness is the pitch of the salesman of automated writing tools: to smooth out the voice of the author.
The frictionless privileges flow, in the sense of affluence but also of effluent (脿 la DeLanda), over foment.
i was about to write something *perhaps* more erudite but then i saw this post and now... well... (added a space for friction purposes again)
https://universeodon.com/ @AnneTheWriter1/116565154204790836
Will note that you anticipated this... slip:
lol! it's too easy. one might say frictionless (but i wouldn't)
i'm now annoying myself by trying to recall what castells and appadurai said about flows... wondering whether tsing was rejoindering either of them
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