I think this is the answer. It can take a hen several months to start laying; meat chickens are typically harvested in six to twelve weeks.
In my county (midwest America) communication between lawyers and courts is still entirely by fax. I don't know if that's the case of other counties in my state, but it wouldn't surprise me at all.
Developers. Yes, AI can sling a lot of code, but it can't make business decisions and it can't please a difficult customer.
Developer here: can confirm. (#4 is actually true.)