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During covid times I heard many interesting conspiracy predictions such as the value is money will fall to zero, the whole society will collapse, the vaccine will kill 99% of the population etc. None of those things have happened yet, but can you add some other predicitons to the list?

Actually, long before covid hit, there were all sorts of predictions floating around. You know, things like the 2008 recession will cause the whole economy to collapse and then we’ll go straight to Mad Max style post-apocalyptic nightmare or 9/11 was supposed to start WW3. I can’t even remember all the predictions I’ve heard over the years, but I’m sure you can help me out. Oh, just remembered that someone said that paper and metal money will disappear completely by year xyz. At the time that date was like only a few years away, but now it’s more like 10 years ago or something. Still waiting for that one to come true…

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Paperless office, late nineties.

[–] Num10ck 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

my current and previous jobs were indeed paperless. and i'm not alone.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

My office isn’t entirely paperless, because I enjoy writing on paper with a physical pen with real ink in it. Just got a new (paper) notebook yesterday.

Apart from that, you could say my office is as close to paperless as you can get. Sure, there are some old papers in the drawer, but I don’t think I’ll ever need those for anything. If I lost those in a fire, nobody would miss them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Give me stats, stat. I bet you're in a tiny minority

[–] Num10ck 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

my quick googlefu shows 17% as of October 2021 as reported by AIIM. i bet a lot of those recent remote worker types are paperless since then.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A way to go, but hopefully the trend continues

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks! This data confirms my personal observations.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Same, now that I think of it. I haven't used paper to do my job in years. I don't even use the printer for personal use that often. I jot down notes on a piece of paper sometimes, if that counts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Occasionally, like once or twice a year I need to print something on paper. The printer in the office never works though, and the reaction of my boss is usually “oh yes we should do something about that”, which nobody ever does. I usually go to a copy shop then.

[–] waterbogan 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just about, I only have to print the ocassional thing for a couple of organisations that dont accept an electronic signature, I use the printer about four times a year

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

My kid's school sets homework on teams but only accepts it if printed out

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Mine is paperless. My last one was too. You'll get there eventually.