Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make easier to do don’t need to be done.

The quote draws a distinction between ease and value. Rooney concedes that computers increase efficiency, but argues that efficiency can be misapplied: when a tool lowers the cost of doing something, people often do more of it—even if the activity is trivial, redundant, or distracting. The deeper point is a critique of “productivity” as an end in itself: technology can amplify bureaucracy, information overload, and performative work rather than meaningful outcomes. Rooney’s wry phrasing suggests that judgment—deciding what deserves to be done—matters more than speed, and that convenience can quietly expand the domain of unnecessary tasks.