“learning to live without knowing things” doesn’t mean that you don’t value information. It means that when you can’t/don’t know, you’re not in constant suffering. It means that you don’t get all freaked out and desperate for anything that looks like an answer (e.g. a false conspiracy theory)
It’s the difference between experiencing crippling performance anxiety and just wanting to give a good performance. The difference between “panic mode” and “optimizing mode”. Once you can live with the worst case, fear doesn’t control you any more—but that doesn’t mean you’re not motivated to avoid the worst case!
“learning to live without knowing things” doesn’t mean that you don’t value information. It means that when you can’t/don’t know, you’re not in constant suffering. It means that you don’t get all freaked out and desperate for anything that looks like an answer (e.g. a false conspiracy theory)
It’s the difference between experiencing crippling performance anxiety and just wanting to give a good performance. The difference between “panic mode” and “optimizing mode”. Once you can live with the worst case, fear doesn’t control you any more—but that doesn’t mean you’re not motivated to avoid the worst case!