202504240749 Friction Is the Feature

Friction Is the Feature

Metadata

• Author: signull.substack.com
• Full Title: Friction Is the Feature
• Category: articles
• Summary: Friction in content creation, like paywalls, helps people focus and engage more deeply. When there’s something to lose, people care and contribute meaningfully. This emotional investment is what makes content truly valuable and lasting.
• URL: https://signull.substack.com/p/friction-is-the-feature?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

Highlights

• the moment you add friction, every fucking thing changes (View Highlight)
• i didn’t add a paywall to gatekeep. i added it to filter. (View Highlight)
• when people pay, they pay attention. (View Highlight)
• the moment you add friction, everything fucking thing changes. (View Highlight)
• they read slower. think longer. feel more. (View Highlight)
• i didn’t add a paywall to gatekeep. i added it to filter. (View Highlight)
• they invest, not just money, but meaning. (View Highlight)
• when people pay, they pay attention. (View Highlight)
• they read slower. think longer. feel more. (View Highlight)
• they invest, not just money, but meaning. (View Highlight)
• when you’ve got something to lose, you show up different. (View Highlight)
• because here’s the truth no one wants to admit: if it costs nothing, it often means nothing. (View Highlight)
• if it costs nothing, it often means nothing. (View Highlight)
• it slows you down just enough to actually feel. (View Highlight)
• if i bleed to write it, you should feel something to read it. (View Highlight)
• if i bleed to write it, you should feel something to read it. (View Highlight)
• this is how you build anything that is truly valuable, something that truly lasts the test of time. (View Highlight)