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  • You’re really making me work for it when you could just read it and back off:

    The specific usage of “curious if” is perfectly acceptable in much the say way that “curious whether” is acceptable. It does not imply a conditional.

    I’m curious whether other people feel like I do.

    “Curious,” by the way, has a few other variants:

    I’m curious if other people feel like I do.

    I’m curious as to whether other people feel like I do.

    I’m curious about whether people feel like I do.

    To directly answer your question:

    However, is it actually improper or logically incorrect?

    No, it is not improper or logically incorrect. Which of these is more appropriate is a matter of personal and regional preferences.