disOrder
ah, there's the rub
An example: I write the text of this lexia in my car at milemarker 174 on I-71(S). It's 11:33 am on Sunday, March 17, 2002. I've been here for 47 minutes, and it's obvious not only that I will not reach Columbus by noon, but that I probably won't get there at all for a noon-2 pm event.This is the friction of distance.
Obstacles (in this case, a fatal traffic accident) limit interactions over distance. In physical space, more personal and commercial transactions take place closer to home than farther away. The greater the distance, the greater the friction, and the greater the momentum needed to overcome it: stronger personal ties, larger financial incentive, greater personal gain. A graphic illustration:
