Key Issues

Issues Frictology is aiming to address

Smothered and Smoothed Humans...

Everything is being optimized. Thoughts. Time. Emotion. Ethics. What cannot be quantified is quietly removed. To make things easy, we’ve sanded down the rough edges of decision and doubt. Text messages basically write themselves now, AI assistants finish our thoughts, and algorithms anticipate desire before we even name it.

Freedom now feels like flow, but is it (still) freedom? Maybe it’s just submission in disguise.

Meaning Making Erosion

Meaning Making Erosion

A story about the cost of living on summaries—and how small, intentional friction restores our capacity to connect, discern, and care.

Illusion of Freedom

Illusion of Freedom

Why frictionless design takes away more than choice; it steals our freedom.

Polarization

Polarization

The digital divide fueling division, anxiety, and echo chambers.