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RE: Holding on to useless information
This is a really good point. It reminds me of friends or family members who were unemployed, yet they refused to apply for jobs outside the field they wanted to be in or what they were previously in, thus perpetuating their unemployed status beyond what it had to be.
I think it does stem from an insecurity as you say: fear of trying and failing, not really thinking they can succeed at something new. We like what we know, I guess.
Personally, I like learning new things. Not random stuff, but often a new interest will come into my view and I'll do what I can to learn it for my purposes. The thought of impressing people with what I know never enters my mind.
In a way, I understand those members in your family. Learning something completely new, from zero, then applying for new jobs where you're not sure what you're supposed to be doing, it's kinda scary.
But holding on to what you know because you're scared of trying something different, this way stagnating in life and not making any type of progress, that's bad too.
More people should learn how to make an effort and learn new things, to get out of their comfort zone and to not be satisfied with the things they know.
Glad to see you're the type of person who likes to try something new an doesn't think too much about impressing others :)