Good reflection, I think many people prefer not to leave their comfort zone, ignoring many things, for the simple feeling of security.
For that reason I live questioning my bases, and my way of thinking, I may be wrong in many things, I think that at the end of everything, you feel more confident with your beliefs after doing this, because when you deliberately ignore information to feel comfortable , you live with fear that something or someone contradicts you, it is a kind of fear that something will question your way of being, I would even say that it is a little fear of the truth.
By the way, cannot believe that you have "sold" to Mr. Lemon Face for $0.01, certainly worth much more, haha, although you may have brought a smile on the face of a child.