Psht, philosophy is ALL about answers. The problem is that so many people have come to so many different valid conclusions that it SEEMS as if there are no answers.

And yes, modern and contemporary philosophy has largely been pretty depressing, but philosophers aren't all sad sacks! The existentialists are all about hope and life and such. Even like post-modernists and such are pretty into just living life and having a good time. So there's lots in philosophy for you! Now if it wasn't all just totally useless...

I've been thinking about this lately; I have spent a lot of time coming to logical conclusions about the nature of life, the universe, and everything and, more importantly, how best to live in the world. It seems, though, that the vast majority of people have done no such thing, and, by and large, those people act in a way very similar to the way I act. Furthermore, there is little evidence to suggest that I am more (or less, for that matter) happier than those who don't devote large amounts of mental energy to philosophical inquiry. I've always known that philosophy is pretty useless, but I just don't quite understand how those non-philosophical people have managed to live and get through life without this sort of thought.