> I decided there and then that cubicles has material benefits over open offices. The cubicle was invented in the 60s as a way to liberate people from the tyra

> I decided there and then that cubicles has material benefits over open offices. The cubicle was invented in the 60s as a way to liberate people from the tyranny of the open plan office (just look at film from before then — say, “The Apartment” —- and you’ll see the open plan was the norm. It’s a shame that the cubicle itself became a tool and exemplar of anomie.