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The only reason to write about a life in showbusiness is to point out the absurdity of it all, because very little is consequential.
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The speaker argues that writing about a life in showbusiness is worthwhile mainly when it reveals how strange or ridiculous that world can seem. “Very little is consequential” means that most events in it are treated as having little lasting importance. The quote therefore presents absurdity, rather than significance, as its main subject.
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