[RajT88]

Philosophy is equally useless.

Until you need a philosopher to help you solve a problem...

I'm definitely in the camp of, "All knowledge has value, no knowledge will ever go to waste if you find where it is needed".

English studies is like Philosophy in a way - it lets us turn a critical lens on ourselves, our past selves, and examine how we think and what we value. There's many applications for such knowledge.

Surely a more noble pursuit than building dark UI patterns into websites.

[tayo42]

what problems has philosophy helped you with?

philosophy seems too academic and to far removed from practical problems from what i have seen at least.

[RajT88]

Understanding media, notably.

See: "Understanding Media" by Marshall McLuhan.

[tayo42]

Thanks I'll dive in!