- We don't send physical letters in envelopes anymore, we send emails.
- We don't send documents via fax or courier, we send them digitally.
- We don't apply for jobs by mailing in resumes, we apply online.
- We don't file taxes or other applications using snail mail, we send them online.
- We don't receive statements and invoices in our mailbox, we get them in our inbox.
- We don't send photocopies, we send pictures.
- We don't use checks or even currency notes, we use credit cards.
- We don't read physical newspapers, we read articles online via HN.
- We don't read physical books, we read e-books.
Yes yes, I know people still do some of the above things. But the quantity of paper-use for the above has fallen precipitously, and it's falling even further everyday.
I still use pen-and-paper occasionally to sketch out my thoughts in an unstructured way, and I do like sending letters as a gesture of my extended effort. But for any kind of business dealing or inter-person interaction, paper is on life-support, and is going to be DOA in another decade or two. And everytime I think of paper statements and requests for photocopies to be mailed in, all I can say is good riddance.