Writer Ian Bogost says ‘The Small Stuff’ can help us reclaim our lives from too much convenience

Game designer and writer Ian Bogost argues that we've traded too much friction for convenience. Writing in a new piece covered by TechCrunch, Bogost contends that 'The Small Stuff'—the everyday rituals and minor obstacles we've engineered away—are vital to living meaningful lives. His argument challenges Silicon Valley's foundational assumption that frictionless experiences are always desirable. Instead, Bogost suggests some difficulty and resistance might be exactly what we need to reclaim our attention and presence.

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