I most certainly do hold this as my view, and it's had zero negative impact. In fact only positive impact as I'm not spending time wasting on thinking for the sake of thinking. Philosophy is a mental trap that produces no value.
One of my favorite books is Candide. The book ends with Candide tending to his garden. This is how I live my life. It works pretty well.
How many modern philosophers use their knowledge to live good lives and improve the lives of others?
It think it was instrumental in helping us get to where we are. My comment is more around modern philosophy. Now we understand the importance of empirical observation and the benefits of liberty and fair laws we've probably maximized the value we get out of talking about how to think. Like I asked before, do you think that there would be a negative impact if philosophy departments disappeared overnight? What would they be?
I would argue that philosophy isn't a choice, if ones mind works philosophically, one will think about philosophy.
As an armchair philosopher, I'd say my ideas have helped my live my life in a more positive way, and has helped me to expose others to ideas that can be fun to think about and helpful for dealing with various life situations.
One of my favorite books is Candide. The book ends with Candide tending to his garden. This is how I live my life. It works pretty well.
How many modern philosophers use their knowledge to live good lives and improve the lives of others?