TL;DR: it is all about removing distraction. Which is just silly of course. It doesn't "remove" distraction - but rather ameliorates some of your distractions

TL;DR: it is all about removing distraction. Which is just silly of course. It doesn't "remove" distraction - but rather ameliorates some of your distractions while creating others. And as with any other interface / abstraction -- whether it's a good idea or not is a matter of tradeoffs involving various factors. TL;DR same old, same old.