Paper systems also suffer from "never touch them again", and adding a digital index only provides superficial search ability.
I'm not saying paper systems don't have a place - people have put them to use for centuries after all. They do have very real limitations though, and to be really useful require more ongoing work than many people are willing to put in, especially if they grow to an appreciable size.
I'm not saying paper systems don't have a place - people have put them to use for centuries after all. They do have very real limitations though, and to be really useful require more ongoing work than many people are willing to put in, especially if they grow to an appreciable size.