Like candy for the writer

by Dietrich Kalteis
Thinking of innovations, from the sundial to the online emoji generator, what would you most like to un-invent?
I can’t imagine anyone wanting to un-invent any of the great inventions that have been real game-changers for mankind: the phone, autos, airplanes, modern medicines, the printing press, and so on. Of course, we’ve also seen an explosion of lesser inventions over the past few decades designed to make our lives better. Thinking back, did we really need Hair in a Can,...