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Utility is one thing. Utility can be anything, it can assist in the pursuit of some goal that someone, somewhere, has.
Specifically though, I asked if it helped them with understanding the world around them. Not if it helped them do anything at all. I'm sure it helped them do quite a lot, starting with such simple things as passing the time with quality storytelling. Just for starters.
Fair enough. Also, it wouldn't even need to be useful for the general populace. It might've been a controlling tool like monotheistic religions in the middle age or a good way to dupe some wealthy people into buying cheap trinkets.