Um, yes, actually I do all of these things. (This being BoingBoing, I strongly suspect I’m not alone in this.) OK, so that’s not completely at odds with your statement, but I have a lot of fond memories of reading World Book Encyclopedia sets for fun as I was growing up. I also try to enjoy any classes I take, even if it’s not something in which I’m particularly interested.
Then again, I do like art that makes me think, so I guess this is all just agreeing with you.