Comment by euroderf

Don't quit your day job - ya gotta pay the rent. And in the meantime, if you gain satisfaction from satisfying your curiosity about myriad things, go with that. It doesn't have to have an end or a greater purpose. Everybody you know has a head filled with things they'll never "usefully apply" to the greater world around them: it's a fact of life. So if you end up on your deathbed with nothing having really clicked for you - no celebrity, no fortune - then that's how it goes. There is always your family - don't screw that up. The world's a mess and so are most of the people in it so don't sweat it. Sturgeon's Law applies. But by all means gather friends around you with whom you can have civilized, intelligent conversation - it's important.