The web we have built is disassembling our lives and complicating them – not simplifying them.
Since web 1.0, when we took the cost of publishing to near-zero by putting a digital representation of the printed page online, our lives have been fragmenting. Since then, platforms, systems, meta systems and metrics have been built up to generate more content faster. More transaction opportunities. Web 2.0, with its platforms, feeds and social media have continued the trend. If you doubt me… How many email addresses do you have? How many ways can people message you online? Feel on top of it?
