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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why is it important to study and learn philosophy?

Why should one spend their time, energy and money, going to university and such, on academic philosophy? Apart from the fact that it is deeply interesting....why we find it interesting is also a good question..

I'm not a philosopher or a philosophy student btw. But if I did become one, I feel like I should be able to give people an explanation of why I chose the path, apart from the fact that it was fun and it interested me. I feel like there should be some more important reason. Like finding out what is true and real or something.something of philosophical significance. Something that can convince people that it isn't just about fun or that it isn't useless or insignificant,, because I don't feel it is.something that can convince others to feel the same way.


EDIT: Just want to say thanks for the great replies, people. For the record, I find myself agreeing with those along the lines of verbim's answer to the question.
gpt
Philosophy is inescapable.  Whether you accept whatever dominant views you were raised with, or actively question them and pick new ones, there are many non-trivial assumptions about yourself, the world, and views themselves that you must make. 

If you don't study philosophy, you're still *doing* philosophy.  You're just doing it *poorly*.