noodles wroteimo studying it gets you a lot of useful professional and life skills (it might be a little strong to say that if everyone took an intro to philosophy and critical thinking course it'd make the world a better place but I think it's somewhat true) and as far as ways to kill time go, it's far from the worst. And I went to Canada's supreme court last year and it was two hours of philosophy debate over the nature of a civil action lawsuit.Sometimes it feels like a waste of time though.
This. Everyone should do it, because the world could use some people asking questions more rather than simply taking what is given. Plus, it's another form of academic/scholarly pursuit and if you think that stuff is worthless, well, I can't help you. Basically, philosophy informs policy, especially in burgeoning fields like genetic modification, incorporation of previously excluded groups into civil law, the legal statuses of copyrights, etc.
I eat really healthy these days, but everything requires effort in terms of cooking and sometimes I simply don't eat rather than put the effort into it. I need simple meals to make for myself when my girlfriend isn't here basically. Everything we buy is for two folks.