The social sciences are useless. So why do we study them? Here’s a good reason: | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
In summary: the utilitarian motivation for the natural sciences is that can make us healthier, happier, and more comfortable. The utilitarian motivation for the social sciences is they can protect us from bad social-science reasoning. It’s a lesser thing, but that’s what we’ve got, and it’s not nothing.