JLPT N1Idioms

枯れ木も山の賑わい

Meaning
つまらないものでも数がそろえば賑やかになる
Explanation
「枯れ木も山の賑わい」 means that even something worthless is better than nothing, and that having enough in number makes a place lively. It is mostly used when one humbly participates in reference to oneself, and treating others as a 「枯れ木」 (dead tree) is rude. c3 「古いものほど価値が高い」 (the older, the more valuable) is a misunderstanding from the nuance of the words.
Original Japanese explanation

「枯れ木も山の賑わい」は、つまらないものでも無いよりはまし、数がそろえば場が賑やかになるという意。多くは自分を謙遜して参加するときに使い、他人を「枯れ木」扱いするのは失礼にあたる。c3「古いものほど価値が高い」は語感からの誤解である。

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