Clearly, yes – we are getting stupider

It started with WriteRoom, offering fullscreen, distraction free writing on the Mac. It became hugely popular because it let you focus on One Document at a Time:

Screen shot 2011-10-11 at 10.29.57 — WriteRoom, full screen. A longing for the extreme productivity of the 1970s terminal.

Then there was iA Writer – first for the iPad, later also for the Mac. It too became hugely popular, partly because it lets you focus on One Sentence at a Time:

Screen shot 2011-10-11 at 10.01.44 — iA Writer - in a window.

Now, Grandview. It is bound to become the next big thing, because it lets you focus on One Word at a Time:

Screen shot 2011-10-11 at 10.14.32 — Grandview, full screen. Stream you consciousness in 800 point type.

To hell with context.

Like this: