"waste of breath" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2013, Days N' Daze (lyrics and music), “Misanthropic Drunken Loner”, in Rogue Taxidermy",
          "text": "This is my misanthropic confession\nHumans are a waste of breath\nAnd don't think I exclude myself\nI'm an asshole just like you.",
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        "Synonym of waste of oxygen"
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          "word": "waste of oxygen"
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  "word": "waste of breath"
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          "ref": "2013, Days N' Daze (lyrics and music), “Misanthropic Drunken Loner”, in Rogue Taxidermy",
          "text": "This is my misanthropic confession\nHumans are a waste of breath\nAnd don't think I exclude myself\nI'm an asshole just like you.",
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        "Synonym of waste of oxygen"
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