Definition
Harms that spread unchecked because safeguards or pauses were stripped away. Frictionless harm is the inverse of protective friction; it appears when velocity friction and dignity friction are absent.
Frictionless Harm
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Harms that spread unchecked because safeguards or pauses were stripped away.
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APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Frictionless Harm. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/frictionless-harm
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Frictionless Harm." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/frictionless-harm.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Frictionless Harm." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/frictionless-harm.
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@misc{glossary_frictionless-harm,
title={Frictionless Harm},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/frictionless-harm},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Frictionless Harm AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/frictionless-harm ER -