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Originally Posted by Mortis
Andy Rooney has been telling the people of the US what he thinks about everything, using his right to free speach to spout such useful bits as "All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law" I'm not sure what that means?
He has for many years said thing about computers, like "Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done." and "omputers may save time but they sure waste a lot of paper. About 98 percent of everything printed out by a computer is garbage that no one ever reads."
So I don't really think his opinion is worth the pixels it take to post it  |
A good summary of "who is Andy Rooney?" but I have to take issue with the last sentence. Andy Rooney is an old fart, and he makes his living by expounding on his thoughts as an old fart.
The fact is that you see very few old people on American television, and perhaps it's "worth the pixels" just to be reminded that there are people who aren't impressed with high tech whizz bang stuff. I like listening to Andy Rooney when I can because he reminds me of my Dad. My Dad wanted nothing to do with personal computers, even though he had installed computers and worked with them when he was active in his career. He would never have tolerated e-readers and e-books in his old age, despite the various advantages for someone of his age (adjustable font, etc.).
You don't have to like their opinions, but I think we owe it to our elders to listen to and respect them. Andy Rooney is funny because he plays up his curmudgeon role for effect, but he does represent plenty of older people who do fear change - and sometimes for very good reason.