[zeveb]

> In the US there are also tons of processes that require paper, since SMB's won't benefit and can't afford doing everything 2-3 times (digital > paper > digital) they might as well keep everything one paper.

One huge advantage of paper over computer systems is that it's typically very easy to accidentally delete digital data (and cheap or poorly-architected systems often have no way to restore data), while it's more difficult to accidentally destroy a piece of paper. Moreover, in many digital systems it's possible to delete a record and not even know it, which is less likely with a paper system (and if one knows, then one can often just create a new paper record, no problem).

And of course a piece of paper will still be legible in a decade. Will a digital record?

Paper's not perfect, but it's not bad.