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I think Western capitalist culture has slowly eroded the value of thinking in favor of doing and, through gradual financial coercion via the International Monetary Fund, this has slowly become the global dominant worldview.
In other words, you were born a few centuries too late for philosophy to be valued. Even in the past it was often met with scrutiny (though often commanded respect).
Nowadays thinkers are expected to ascend corporate ladders and embed themselves within instituions with the ultimate goal of extracting excess capital beyond ones needs from said institutions. That is what the current global value system supports.
I have college age kids and there’s been a lot of talk among their peers about whether college is still worth it, but expected financial return is their only criteria
They’ve definitely bought into the stereotype that most people don’t need a college education and maybe that’s true from a simple comparison of job tasks. However I try to point out that it’s been a lot of years since a high school education became expected and society has gotten much more complicated. Wider knowledge base and ability to think critically are vital in modern society. It’s about time we raised the base education from 12 years to 14