Friction-maxxing: an ode to doing things the "hard" way

Dinner delivered to your door, one click and a package is on its way, location sharing so you don't have to text your partner to ask when they'll be home, or an AI chatbot to help you word an awkward email.

So much of the technology in our lives is designed to optimise convenience and sand down the rough edges of everyday living.

But in this quest for convenience, have we maybe lost something along the way, something that makes us human?