The mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-à-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
– Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter 1. Lord Henry could be talking about the 21st century person here. We fill our minds with all kinds of rubbish from Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, TV and the internet – just so that we can connect with and keep ourselves up to date with what is going on in the world.