Comments on: The future of paper http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2007/07/31/the-future-of-paper/ Thoughts on a changing society. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:04:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: laurent http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2007/07/31/the-future-of-paper/#comment-1339 laurent Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:20:57 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2007/07/31/the-future-of-paper/#comment-1339 But how many paper geeks is there in the generation after us? I love paper and will always need it directly and indirectly in a number of forms (ads, business cards, documents for clients and coworkers). But when I look at my days, I probably use one tenth of the paper I was using 5 years ago, and that's because reading on my screen is not as painful as it was with old screens, and because my mother now knows how to use emails and isn't an island of paper postcard anymore but a subscriber to my flickr account. But how many paper geeks is there in the generation after us? I love paper and will always need it directly and indirectly in a number of forms (ads, business cards, documents for clients and coworkers). But when I look at my days, I probably use one tenth of the paper I was using 5 years ago, and that’s because reading on my screen is not as painful as it was with old screens, and because my mother now knows how to use emails and isn’t an island of paper postcard anymore but a subscriber to my flickr account.

]]> By: Dave Gray http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2007/07/31/the-future-of-paper/#comment-1332 Dave Gray Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:50:48 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2007/07/31/the-future-of-paper/#comment-1332 I don't think paper will ever die. I still print stuff from my computer all the time in order to read it later. Bad news for trees but nice for me. Plus, paper never crashes or hangs up, you don't have to reboot it, you can fold it up, it needs no batteries or electricity, and when you need it it's "instantly on." Can you tell -- I LOVE PAPER!!!! I don’t think paper will ever die. I still print stuff from my computer all the time in order to read it later. Bad news for trees but nice for me. Plus, paper never crashes or hangs up, you don’t have to reboot it, you can fold it up, it needs no batteries or electricity, and when you need it it’s “instantly on.”

Can you tell — I LOVE PAPER!!!!

]]> By: laurent http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2007/07/31/the-future-of-paper/#comment-1298 laurent Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:02:46 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2007/07/31/the-future-of-paper/#comment-1298 Another probable casualty yes. But paper has a problem I think (trees: good news for you!) Another probable casualty yes. But paper has a problem I think (trees: good news for you!)

]]> By: K T Cat http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2007/07/31/the-future-of-paper/#comment-1296 K T Cat Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:43:07 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/laurent/2007/07/31/the-future-of-paper/#comment-1296 It's not that it's paper, it's that it is declarative, non-interactive writing. It’s not that it’s paper, it’s that it is declarative, non-interactive writing.

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