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But you know why I think they’re really happy? Because they get to build all this stuff. The act of creation is maybe the most frictive thing going. Using the stuff is meant to be frictionless, but making it isn’t.
The Viral Me: Devin Friedman Investigates the New World of Social Networking: Big Issues: GQ
There should be a name for this paradox of happy, creative tech nerds building low-friction, superficial social networks which essentially serve to further isolate individuals by facilitating loose connections and removing the need for frictive bonding experiences.
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