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I thought this would be a controversial one. I was also bothered by a lot of the article as it is in direct opposition to some of my core values. However, I was really taken with the quote from Kurt Cobain regarding seeing photos from punk magazines and imagining what it sounded like..."imagining". There is a virtue in not knowing and letting your mind stir up potential answers/solutions. There was an episode of the TV show 30 Rock in which Jon Hamm played a character that was so handsome, he never had to work for anything. The result was a really handsome, uninformed dud. You recently posted a link to a blog post about starting a project quickly so that you allow yourself time to reflect on the task, thereby giving your subconsience mind time to work through it. Could it be that having the answers at our fingertips for most of our everyday questions is turning many people into "duds"? Take away most peoples GPS and they couldn't find their house from 20 miles away.
I agree that every answer raises more questions and the "blah, blah blah" -REALLY bothered me but I am nostalgic for the days when my grandfather would reach for the dictionary/encyclopedias that he kept at arms reach to find out clues to the questions that came up at supper. Now, one of us just pulls out a smartphone. Having to piece together information was part of the pleasure. You are right, ignorance is not endangered but perhaps "wonder" is?