How come airlines still lose luggage with everything being computerized and barcoded?

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Edit: Thanks for taking the time out to reply. I’m enjoying reading all the different explanations and view points.

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Answer 1

Let’s say the airline lost a bag, and they knew they lost a bag. They’re not going to delay service until they find a bag, there is no financial or other incentive for them to do that. So they leave the bag and it gets more and more lost as time goes by…