Belén Gopegui looks like a very interesting writer, about whom I had not heard. I don't think that having read about her on the internet will be enough to satisfy my curiosity. If I were a bit younger, it would be a worthwhile proposition also to learn Spanish.

I think there will always be some young people with curiosity because it's a feature of our humanity, par excellence. For example, in Indian philosophy the desire to know is considered to be one of three basic human qualities that correspond to the trifold essence of reality; the desire to exist indefinitely, the desire to know infinitely, and the desire to be infinitely happy.

But it's good that we can receive some limited gratification from learning about the world second hand, because very soon many things that we now take for granted, like koala bears, glaciers, libraries, and wise old teachers may not be available anymore.