It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It is sad that we have so little useless information.
- In plain terms
- We lack trivial data that can be entertaining or harmless.
- What can you take from it?
- Appreciate the value of light, non‑essential content.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you miss ‘useless’ content?
- How does trivial info affect your mood?
Another view
It may undervalue the role of frivolous content in creativity.
More from Oscar Wilde
The English are always degrading truths into facts. When a truth becomes a fact it loses all its intellectual value.
Permalink to quote #121 In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.
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