Useless Information?

Studly and I are having an argument. He maintains that most information is useless. I say there is no such thing as useless information.

According to Studly, most information does not directly impact the life of the average person rendering it of no consequence. I say, if information affects even one person, then it cannot be described as useless.

To prove his point Studly wants to go through the headlines: Kyle Orton retired, then in a couple of weeks un-retired. Joan Rivers is unconscious. Kylie Jenner ripped her jeans and her dark nails were a flop. Mark Wahlberg is not attending his brother Donnie’s wedding.

Studly says the information related in these stories has no bearing on him, or indeed on anyone not immediately involved in the lives of these people; ergo, it is classified as useless.

I intend to disprove his point. Let’s take the Kyle Orton headline. First, Kyle retired from his position as a backup QB with the Dallas Cowboys. That had an impact on his family. Perhaps they had to tighten their belts for a couple of weeks, so they stopped adding to the Consumer Spending Index. Perhaps they had to let their housekeeper and gardener and nanny go. This raises the unemployment figures for the month. That in turn causes uncertainty in the economy. That directly affects me.

I win.

It’s my blog after all.

Peace, People!

P.S. I’m not sure I could have come up with an argument for the Kylie Jenner bit. Who the heck is Kylie Jenner anyway?