<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMaswali kama hayo ya kujitegemea yanaweza kuwa yasiyo na maana na yenye kukasirisha, na vitabu vinavyozungumzia maswali hayo kwa ujumla ni vya jamii ambayo rafiki yangu mmoja huita sanaa kuhusu vifaa vya sanaa.  <response>: Such self-referential questions can be pointless and irritating, and books that dwell on them generally belong in a category that one friend of mine calls art about art supplies. 