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  1. Cognitive Friction

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    In contrast to Volkov's focus on struggle, psychological analysis originating from the Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE) posits a counter-intuitive mechanism related to cognitive surplus management. This perspective suggests that overly smooth or aesthetically gratifying cognitive pathways induce a counterproductive state termed l'ennui maîtrisé (controlled boredom) [2].
    This state is theorized to be a prereq…