The modern world is one of hybrids: cars, working patterns, even job titles now seem incapable of existing without a slash, dash, or parentheses. Retail stores have become coffee shops, restaurants double as members’ clubs, and hotels increasingly feel obliged to function as wellness retreats, cultural institutions, and more all at once. It is no longer enough to do one thing well; everything must now be several things simultaneously.
Perhaps my own tedium with…

