Oddly enough, minutes before I picked up the most recent issue of American Demographics,I was talking to my firms Director of Account Planning regarding the very subject you touched on in your commentary. The social disorder in peoples lives caused by the current state of our society. Specifically, our society is putting ever increasing demands on people’s time, especially within institutional environments, in the name of productivity.

Working in the marketing and advertising space, the conversation I was having revolved around products and services to resolve some of the complexity. The research director had quite a jaded opinion about services such as online bill payment, for instance, making a dent in the complex lives of consumers. I can see his point but I think every little bit helps.