The Frictionless Trap

Keeping Up With Reality · Nov 9, 2026 · 21m · transcript

In this episode of Keeping Up With Reality, we investigate the silent tragedy of modern technological civilization: the total elimination of healthy human friction. How did we move from wrestling with physical resistance, long narrative patience, and real-world social dynamics to building hyper-convenient velvet cages of instant gratification?From one-click purchasing and food delivery app isolation to fragile digital communications, orthosomnia of attention, and SAID-principle biological atrophy, we dissect how the war on inconvenience destroyed our capacity for deep satisfaction. Join us as…