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[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 64 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

I mean, you're just replacing one archaic symbol with another.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 24 points 16 hours ago

I still use folders to organize paper documents. Taxes and medical stuff mostly.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Normal people call computer directories 'folders'.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 8 hours ago

Which predate computers and floppy disks

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It connects it to another computer symbol, the folder which is seen plenty of times as the thing containing files. It's a solid solution.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Isn't that used as an icon for moving a file from one folder to another?

[–] happydoors@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

I agree. I heard recently a lot of kids under 20 grew up in an iPhone, iPad, and chrome world and never learned “folder” or directory concepts so it’s a tough transition in the work world. Paper organizers are not nearly as ubiquitous as they once were.