When it comes to digital infrastructure and the relationship we have with it, it feels as if we’re at an important crossroads right now. I think of it like this: The point of technology isn’t to move us further away from communicating with each other but rather to bring us together more easily. But one of the key takeaways is that technology isn't inherently bad -- it’s bad if we choose to use it in bad ways. Amir Salihefendic, CEO of Doist used Slack with his team but decided to leave the app after two years. It was affecting real communication between employees — it was addictive, demanded instant answers, promoted shallow conversations and wasn’t really about having transparent conversations at all, as there was too much content.

Source: Forbes February 21, 2018 12:22 UTC