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Andy Rooney

Computers 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.

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Andy Rooney is pointing out that while computers help us work faster, they often cause unnecessary printing, leading to a huge amount of wasted paper. He emphasizes that almost all the printed material ends up being useless and ignored by people.

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