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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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[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 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.

[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 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.

[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 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.

[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A way to go, but hopefully the trend continues

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks! This data confirms my personal observations.

[–] redballooon@lemm.ee 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.