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Why digital folders still look like paper

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Skeuomorphism dictates that modern tech must look like obsolete garbage to be accepted. We meticulously design digital folders to look like bulky manila paper envelopes, completely terrified of adapting to purely abstract digital filing systems.

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Why digital folders still look like paper
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