> The reality is that friction, despite seeming so antagonistic, is necessary and even productive. The force that resists motion has, since humans first struck a spark from a stone, been the very thing that propels us forward.
This person's entire career is one long extended metaphor. Respect.
Seriously though, cool article about something I've been thinking about a lot, albeit in a less physically accurate way.
https://aeon.co/essays/why-a-world-without-friction-is-a-world-without-progress
@alisynthesis I worked for a tribology tech org a lifetime ago. It was pretty wild how diverse the industries of the membership were. The majority were working to reduce friction, though.