Nobody, least of all me, is asking you to chase after and learn everything in the world. The word used is "literacy", not "proficiency". You only become illiter

Nobody, least of all me, is asking you to chase after and learn everything in the world. The word used is "literacy", not "proficiency". You only become illiterate (again, barring actual impediment) by outright rejecting the opportunity to learn, and that is something chosen.