I largely agree with you, but they do make a fair point: all knowledge has some value. Football trivia won’t help you in your research, but general knowledge of football might help you break the ice in a social setting where you’d otherwise feel awkward or out of place.

That’s a sentiment I get every day when teaching maths. Many do not value maths because they can’t see any immediate benefits. What I’ve learned is that you never know what knowledge you might need in the future.

Knowledge is knowledge and everything is of some value. Maybe not the greatest value at all times, but some value. One should strive to have as much knowledge about as many things as possible.

You’re still misunderstanding it, lol