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EPISODE · Aug 3, 2026 · 9 MIN

Buyer Beware: Why are we paying to make things inconvenient?

from Life Matters - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

It wasn't too long ago that smart phones were being lauded for how they made life so much easier and convenient.However, in the last few years we have seen a trend of apps, devices and strategies to make phones harder to operate in an effort to break our addiction to the technology. What does the existence of these friction devices reveal to us about our habits, and how does convenience shape our lives?

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