Back in around 2001, I discovered that I could scan paper into a computer. That meant I could store hundreds of boxes of paper in my 2 lb laptop.
This blew my mind.
Until that point, managing case documents was complex, cumbersome, and expensive (think lots of paralegals). But then, the game completely changed.
Now, I could go to court by myself and easily compete with old-school lawyers surrounded by boxes of documents.
All my documents were text-searchable, so I could find whatever I needed instantly.
My opponents, on the other hand, wasted time rummaging through their boxes — infuriating impatient judges.
I felt sorry for them, but they deserved their fate because they refused to adapt to the modern world.
At least, that’s how I saw it at first.