It is often said that necessity is the mother of invention. Does the saying, however, hold true for today’s age? It does not seem so, since the society that we live in seems to be driven by one force and one force alone – convenience. The Era of Convenience It would not be an exaggeration to say that this is the era of convenience. Every innovation, every solution, and every new initiative is an effort to make things more convenient. It is perhaps the most important factor that shapes lives today – both at an individual level and at a collective level. Evan Williams, a co-founder and the former CEO of the controversial Twitter, summed it up perfectly when