[11] There is a positive correlation with the degree of seriousness of a crime and viewer ratings of news coverage.
"[15] Epigramist, poet, and playwright Oscar Wilde said that "life is too important to be taken seriously.
He argued that people forget that values are not absolute, but are contingent and subjectively determined.
[3][4] In Sartre’s words, "the spirit of seriousness has two characteristics: it considers values as transcendent givens, independent of human subjectivity, and it transfers the quality of ‘desirable’ from the ontological structure of things to their simple material constitution.
In the performing arts and literature, the seriocomedy is a genre which blends seriousness with the comical, drama with comedy.
[22] Seriousness of a crime is a major factor in considerations of the allocation of scarce law enforcement funds.
[23][24] The meaning and measurement of seriousness is a major concern in public policy considerations.
Seriousness of illness is used to make decisions as to whether to perform invasive procedures such as surgery.
There is a positive correlation between the degree of seriousness of a crime and viewer ratings of news coverage.