practicality

She frowned, running the strip of faded green ribbon from hand to hand. "But... Those are learned skills. They aren't anything unique, or interesting! They're just... there. They certainly aren't enough to better the world. It just means I can be a decent librarian, and who reads books anymore, besides people like me? In more technological societies, everything is computer organized and put online. They've no need for librarians any more."