Why Binders are Literally Hitler

Binders have slowly migrated out of their area of intended function, and have plagued the work/school environment for much too long.  I remember browsing through the aisles of an office supply store during the "back-to-school" season to find rows and rows of binders.  Binders have unfortunately become the go-to organization system, even though they are terribly ineffective.

The problem with binders is that they are meant to be static.  They are very useful for storing organized papers for long periods of time.  It is easy to flip through the pages, and get the information you need.  However, I always cringe when people try to use them as a day-to-day file system.  The process of clipping and unclipping the rings is too cumbersome.  As a result, most people just use it as a clunky folder, stuffing their papers in the two side pockets.

The worst atrocity of the binder is its shape.  Angled surfaces only cause problems, and prevent any useful method of storage unless they are completely full.

As you can see in the diagram below, any way of laying the binders flat causes anything placed on top to slide away.  In addition, if you try to counteract the triangularity by placing two binders on top of each other, the downwards force by anything placed on top will cause them to slowly slide apart.  In the final image we can see that binders placed upright on a shelf cause a great waste of space.

I support a paperless society if only for the fact that it will be the downfall of binders.