Question

Nowadays people know the price of everything, and the value of nothing."

- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey

Do you think this is true of today? Has this changed since Oscar Wilde wrote it in 1890?

If so, what changed? Please provide examples to support your position.

Answer 1

this is true today because people continue to value materialistic goods and their cost rather than the value that each item entails. like, when he says value, he is referring to a currency that is deeper and more important than money.