@junklight @artemis god, so true. There's also this use-it-or-lose-it aspect. Like, imagine if you did somehow know all you needed to know forever. Do you want to retain that information? Do you want to keep being able to apply it even as the world changes? Learning keeps you sharp! Learning is retention!

And frankly, when you do it on your own terms, learning just feels good. I can't imagine wanting to stop learning at any age. It would be a violation of my identity and a far less interesting life.