Caufield's main argument was that we have become swept away by streams – the collapse of information into single-track timelines of events. The conversational feed design of email inboxes, group chats, and InstaTwitBook is fleeting – they're only concerned with self-assertive immediate thoughts that rush by us in a few moments.

As someone who works in tech, writes about tech, and spends a lot of time reading and browsing through the bubble of tech, I am increasingly having a hard time with the concept of separating the artist from the art when it comes to the apps, tools, and services I am using. I know, it is an age-old debate, but we now have a modern twin to can we sep... See more