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by connoredel 2879 days ago
This is why paperweights exist. Office buildings all used to have ventilator shafts which effectively created lower pressure in the interior of the building. In order to make it work, you needed to have your office window open AND an interior window open (typically above your office door, so you could still keep your door closed).

As you can imagine, there was a lot of wind whipping through offices. This is why the paperweight was invented -- and also why no one uses paperweights anymore.

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No longer using paper is also a factor.
There is more paper printed now than ever before. I think you are probably right about not using it though.
Paper use is in decline in North America and West Europe. In China, it is on the rise.
China invented paper but Germany invented the printing press. Now China exports more printers but Germany exports more paper.
The printing press existed before Gutenberg, even in China. Gutenberg’s invention was movable type.
Movable type also existed before Gutenberg. China was using ceramic and wood based movable type in the 11th century, for instance.
What is this medium you call "paper"?
It's how old people get their daily fake news