[Serious] Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?

[emjay]

I'd go with both. On the one hand I can't imagine humanity without Philosophy and on a personal level, it has a kind of unique, ever-hopeful potential - the (perhaps illusory) notion that any problem can be solved with enough thought. But on the other hand it's definitely possible to overthink things and get bogged down in minutiae, ending up clouding issues seemingly beyond repair.