Related: every few years someone posts "Paperwork Explosion"[0] again, and people here rediscover that there's nothing new under the sun.
> In 1967, Henson was contracted by IBM to make a film extolling the virtues of their new technology, the MT/ST, a primitive word processor. The film would explore how the MT/ST would help control the massive amount of documents generated by a typical business office. Paperwork Explosion, produced in October 1967, is a quick-cut montage of images and words illustrating the intensity and pace of modern business. Henson collaborated with Raymond Scott on the electronic sound track.
Usually the discussion quickly converges on how automation in administration is a prime example of the Jevons Paradox[2] in action.
> In 1967, Henson was contracted by IBM to make a film extolling the virtues of their new technology, the MT/ST, a primitive word processor. The film would explore how the MT/ST would help control the massive amount of documents generated by a typical business office. Paperwork Explosion, produced in October 1967, is a quick-cut montage of images and words illustrating the intensity and pace of modern business. Henson collaborated with Raymond Scott on the electronic sound track.
Usually the discussion quickly converges on how automation in administration is a prime example of the Jevons Paradox[2] in action.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IZw2CoYztk
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox