Sure, and yet in government they will still use paper files for everything, with their most advanced tech being fax machines. I can definitely seeing them still use paper in a few hundred years because of red tape reasons.
What? Are you in the US? A LOT has been digitized government wise, we can even file for our passports entirely online now, the DMV (depending on state) has a lot of online services now, you’ve been able to file taxes entirely digitally for years now, FOIA requests (and other random paperwork) can be sent via email and even our most Top Secret classified stuff is transmitted digitally (Through SIPR and SCIFs).
Admittedly, a lot of it is printed for interoffice stuff, but nearly all of it exists digitally and is more of an ease of use “pretty” thing (For example, printing something out for the President to review)
It just doesn’t feel like it because there is just SO MUCH that’s on paper and there’s a lot of volume for comparatively little info, but if you teleported someone from the 1940s gov office to one of today, guarantee theyd be like “How TF is there so little paper‽”
I think it’ll depend a lot on where we’re talking. I was working for a community college that had just barely digitized a couple years ago, and a fair amount was still on paper because it required funding and approval to do it, neither of which were easy to come by. Granted it took them nearly two years to hire me, so they don’t exactly work fast.
The VA got into some trouble a couple years ago for relying on paper and falling behind in supporting veterans; it’s probably the most egregious case. It’s generally a funding issue, though.
OH well yea that’s a whole different thing and now I know exactly what you’re talking about LMAO. Yea, old CCs are allergic to anything requiring funding unless it makes more money (I worked IT for a CC too, never again.)
What? Are you in the US? A LOT has been digitized government wise, we can even file for our passports entirely online now, the DMV (depending on state) has a lot of online services now, you’ve been able to file taxes entirely digitally for years now, FOIA requests (and other random paperwork) can be sent via email and even our most Top Secret classified stuff is transmitted digitally (Through SIPR and SCIFs).
Admittedly, a lot of it is printed for interoffice stuff, but nearly all of it exists digitally and is more of an ease of use “pretty” thing (For example, printing something out for the President to review)
It just doesn’t feel like it because there is just SO MUCH that’s on paper and there’s a lot of volume for comparatively little info, but if you teleported someone from the 1940s gov office to one of today, guarantee theyd be like “How TF is there so little paper‽”
I think it’ll depend a lot on where we’re talking. I was working for a community college that had just barely digitized a couple years ago, and a fair amount was still on paper because it required funding and approval to do it, neither of which were easy to come by. Granted it took them nearly two years to hire me, so they don’t exactly work fast.
The VA got into some trouble a couple years ago for relying on paper and falling behind in supporting veterans; it’s probably the most egregious case. It’s generally a funding issue, though.
OH well yea that’s a whole different thing and now I know exactly what you’re talking about LMAO. Yea, old CCs are allergic to anything requiring funding unless it makes more money (I worked IT for a CC too, never again.)