Let's take this phrase out of context for a minute. Let's take it as if curiosity is a currency, and your bank account is depleted. What happens when we run out of curiosity? Is there a finite supply? Can we, as a culture, run out?
Curiosity leads to learning. The opposite is true, too. No curiosity = no learning = stagnation.
How can one not be curious? Does it mean that you know everything already? If that's your reasoning, then you are standing still, suffering in stagnation. The world is changing quickly around you. Even as an expert, at the top of your field—knowing everything lasts less than an instant in today's world. Your expertise erodes quickly, and you can't keep up if you are out of curiosity.
Good news, though. Curiosity is like a renewable energy source. There's an inexhaustible supply out there. We just have to be open to it, to learn from one another, and to embrace change. In other words, curiosity is a choice.
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