Speak for yourself. Maybe get a job that involves intellectual achievement. Then you’ll discover the importance of curiosity. You are technically correct that

Speak for yourself. Maybe get a job that involves intellectual achievement. Then you’ll discover the importance of curiosity. You are technically correct that no one is directly paid to be curious. But it is also true that no one is directly paid to sleep. Nevertheless, if you don’t sleep when you are away from work, your mind will not function when you ARE at work. Curiosity is an evolutionary adaptation that enables the discovery of heretofore unknown resources.