Podcast Notes — Protective Friction (The Blossom Society’s “earned access” design)

Modern dating platforms optimise for low friction: fast sign-ups, instant messaging, high volume. The audit finding is blunt — when access is effortless, women (especially single women) absorb the cost in safety, overwhelm, and emotional labour. When they leave, the whole ecosystem fails.

This episode explores Protective Friction: intentional design that slows people down on purpose — not to be awkward, but to protect the most exposed users and reward mature behaviour.

Key ideas covered

• Why single women carry disproportionate risk in open-message environments (pressure, flooding, being treated like a commodity).
• Why “mo ...